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1218
$17,825.00

*UNCOMMON BERETTA ASEELL OVER/UNDER SHOTGUN. SN 29904. Cal. 20 ga. 26-3/4″ Boehler Antinit Steel bbls, vented hand-filed rib with dual ivory sighting beads, 2-3/4″ chambers, IMP-MOD / MOD chokes, ejectors and dbl triggers. Left side of top bbl marked “BOEHLER ANTINIT STEEL” and over the chambers “P. BERETTA – GARDONE VT.” over “MADE IN ITALY”. The scaled side-plated box lock frame is nearly 100% engraved in floral and leafy vine pattern. Mounted with nicely colored streaky walnut with trim nearly fully checkered, fluted field-style forend, nicely checkered straight grip stock, with tan leather covered pad and 3/4″ sling swivel to match similar swivel mounted on bottom bbl. Bore diameter: top -.622, bottom -.622. Bore restrictions: top -.023, bottom -.013. Wall thickness: top -.039, bottom -.035. Drop at heel: 2-1/8″, drop at comb: 1-3/4″. Weight: 5 lbs. 12 oz. LOP 14-3/4″. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbls retain 97-98% orig blue with a few minor light nicks and a faint rub mark from the forend. Silver receiver is clean, bright and sharp. Trigger guard retains virtually all of its fine orig blue. Triggers retain nearly all of their gold finish. Stock is sound with sharp, crisp checkering, only a few minor handling marks and a clean hand-rubbed finish. Leather-covered pad is fine with moderate scuffing at heel and toe. Forend is solid with good cleaned checkering and only a few minor handling marks, retaining most of its orig finish. Mechanics are crisp with non-automatic safety. Strong ejectors, bright shiny bores, top lever at dead center. 4-37727 BDT3 (12,000-15,000)


Auction: Firearms - Spring 2009
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