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3151
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$97,750.00
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*SPECTACULAR RIZZINI CASED DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN. SN 2172. Cal. 28 ga. Extraordinarily beautiful, this handmade shotgun has 28″ bbls choked FULL/IMP-MOD with tapered, concave, smooth rib, sgl bead, ejectors, third fastener & dbl chopper lumps with sgl non-selective trigger. Receiver & lockplates are incredibly engraved with 3-dimensional Bulino-style engraving consisting of a flight of five doves over a field of sunflowers with trees in background on left side. Right side has an equally incredible flight of four bobwhite quail flying over a field scene and bottom vignette is of an extraordinarily beautiful young woman holding two bobwhite quail. Balance of receiver and appended metal have extraordinarily fine English-style rose & scroll patterns with bouquets of flowers on fences & trigger bow. Bottom vignette is signed “TORCOLI, INC”. Trigger plate is signed “G.M. SABATTI INC.” Top tang has “S” in gold. Mounted with equally extraordinary honey & chocolate Circassian walnut with flat checkered splinter forearm & straight hand stock with raised side panels & diamond shaped grip, 14-1/2″ over a checkered butt. It has a gold initial oval on bottom engraved “RJB”. Accompanied by its orig olive felt-lined Nizzoli-style brown leather trunk case compartmented in bottom for shotgun, a nickeled oil bottle, pair of snap caps and a 2-pc wood & brass cleaning rod. It has maker’s label and specification label in lid. Unable to gauge bore diameter, bore restrictions or wall thickness. Drop at heel: 1-7/8″, drop at comb: 1-3/8″, weight: 5 lbs. 3.52 oz. CONDITION: Extraordinarily fine. Appears to be new & unfired retaining all of its very smooth bbl blue & bright coin finish on receiver & appended metal. Wood is sound with a couple of very minor handling & storage marks and retains virtually all of its spectacular hand rubbed oil finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bores. Case is equally new. 4-59898 JR235 (75,000-125,000)
Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007 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. |