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*F’LLI PIOTTI MONACO SIDE LOCK EJECTOR GAME GUN. SN 9873. Cal. 12 Ga. 3″ Chambers. This finely crafted shotgun has 30″ steel chopper lump barrels with narrow flat matted rib, and is engraved “F’lli Piotti Italy” on left side of left bbl with decorative bands of engraving around breeches. Bbl flats are engraved with SN, stamped with Italian proofs, and Piotti logo. Bottoms of bbls have more proofs. Bottom of right bbl engraved with importers mark “W.L. Moore & Co. Scottsdale, AZ Mod. Monaco”. Full side lock H and H style action features non-automatic safety with “Safe” inlaid in gold, and double triggers. Water table has SN, proofs, Piotti logo, and is stamped “F’lli Piotti Serie Monaco”. Coin finished action has beautifully filed beads and fillets around action bar and fences, and is engraved with extremely fine and meticulously executed bouquet and scroll. Lock plates have “F’lli Piotti” inlaid in gold with gold line tumbler ends as cocking indicators. Single beaded trigger guard has matching bouquet and scroll with SN inlaid in gold on tang. Nicely marbled and lightly figured Turkish walnut straight grip buttstock measures 14-7/8″ over skip line checkered wood butt, and features a gold oval with initials “FWS” engraved, diamond grip, and approx 26 LPI checkering with line border. Anson release splinter forend has wood and checkering to match buttstock, gold Piotti logo is inlaid at center. Bore diameter: left -.728, right -.729. Bore restrictions: left -.020, right -.010. Wall thickness: left -.028, right -.025. Drop at heel: 2-1/4″, drop at comb: 1-3/8″. Weight: 6 lbs. 15 oz. CONDITION: Excellent, near new, with a very few minor nicks from handling. Breech face shows no evidence of ever been fired. Action is tight. Bbls are on face. Ejectors are in time. F’lli Piotti manufactures only about 65-70 guns per year. 4-37636 MGM19 (30,000-40,000)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009
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