*RIZZINI AND TORCOLI ENGRAVED I. A. B. BOXLOCK OVER-UNDER GAME GUN.

*RIZZINI AND TORCOLI ENGRAVED I. A. B. BOXLOCK OVER-UNDER GAME GUN. SN 16534. Cal. 20 ga. 3″ Chambers. 27″ Mono-block bbls with matted ventilated rib, are marked with makers name, steel information, and 1985 Italian nitro proofs. Importers mark “Thad Scott Fine Guns Mississippi” is on bottom bbl. Case hardened boxlock action is nicely filed, and features non-automatic safety and single trigger. Action is engraved by two well known Italian engravers; with very well cut semi relief large flowing open scrolled acanthus by noted engraver Aldo Rizzini, whose signature appears on trigger guard. This fine work is background for Bulino vignettes of game on side panels engraved by Menrico Torcoli. A pair of quail flying through pine meadow is on left side; One perched/ one flying ruffed grouse in open brushland on right. Portrait of gun dog is on bottom of action. Engravers signature “Memi” is on left side panel. Case hardened beaded trigger guard has matching scroll and SN on tang. Dark lightly streaked and somewhat figured European walnut straight grip buttstock measures 14-1/2″ over fully checkered wood butt. 32 LPI point pattern checkering has line border. One piece matching forend has Deeley type release. Bore diameter: top -.621, bottom -.621. Bore restrictions: top -.027, bottom -.007. Wall thickness: top -.033, bottom -.038. Drop at heel: 2″, drop at comb: 1-3/8″. Weight: 6 lbs. 2 oz. LOP 14-1/2″. CONDITION: Excellent. Bbls retain nearly all their orig black. Case hardened parts show only the slightest silvering on high edges. Trigger guard is considerably silvered at grip. It appears the action has been varnished and this varnish slightly obscures the fine Bulino engraving and should be removed. Stocks retain nearly all of their finish with a few minor marks. Bores are excellent. Action is tight. Trigger and ejectors work. 4-38864 MGM67 (3,000-5,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2011

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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	1390	$8,050.00	RIZZINI AND TORCOLI ENGRAVED I. A. B. BOXLOCK OVER-UNDER GAME GUN. SN 16534. Cal. 20 ga. 3″ Chambers. 27″ Mono-block bbls with matted ventilated rib, are marked with makers name, steel information, and 1985 Italian nitro proofs. Importers mark “Thad Scott Fine Guns Mississippi” is on bottom bbl. Case hardened boxlock action is nicely filed, and features non-automatic safety and single trigger. Action is engraved by two well known Italian engravers; with very well cut semi relief large flowing open scrolled acanthus by noted engraver Aldo Rizzini, whose signature appears on trigger guard. This fine work is background for Bulino vignettes of game on side panels engraved by Menrico Torcoli. A pair of quail flying through pine meadow is on left side; One perched/ one flying ruffed grouse in open brushland on right. Portrait of gun dog is on bottom of action. Engravers signature “Memi” is on left side panel. Case hardened beaded trigger guard has matching scroll and SN on tang. Dark lightly streaked and somewhat figured European walnut straight grip buttstock measures 14-1/2″ over fully checkered wood butt. 32 LPI point pattern checkering has line border. One piece matching forend has Deeley type release. Bore diameter: top -.621, bottom -.621. Bore restrictions: top -.027, bottom -.007. Wall thickness: top -.033, bottom -.038. Drop at heel: 2″, drop at comb: 1-3/8″. Weight: 6 lbs. 2 oz. LOP 14-1/2″. CONDITION: Excellent. Bbls retain nearly all their orig black. Case hardened parts show only the slightest silvering on high edges. Trigger guard is considerably silvered at grip. It appears the action has been varnished and this varnish slightly obscures the fine Bulino engraving and should be removed. Stocks retain nearly all of their finish with a few minor marks. Bores are excellent. Action is tight. Trigger and ejectors work. 4-38864 MGM67 (3,000-5,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2011 Please Note:* All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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