Image Lot Price Description

4384
$2,875.00

*BERETTA MODEL 687EELL OVER/UNDER SHOTGUN. Cal. 12 ga. SN E04755B. Fine field gun with 28″ vent rib bbls, removable chokes, dbl beads, ejectors & sgl selective trigger. Receiver & sideplates are coin finished and beautifully engraved by Battega C. Giovanelli and is signed on the trigger plate. Engraving consists of beautiful Bulino style scenes of a flock of mallards on the left side, a covey of quail on the right side & a woodcock on the bottom, all surrounded by flourishes of very fine foliate arabesque patterns. Each side & the bottom of the receiver also have the maker’s name engraved. It is mounted in very highly figured streaky shell grain Circassian walnut with checkered wrap around forearm & pistol grip stock, 14-1/4″ over a serrated wood buttplate. Drop at the heel 2-1/8”, drop at the comb 1-1/4”. Weight: 7 lbs, 7.9oz. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbls retain about 98% strong bright orig blue. Receiver & sideplates retain virtually all of their orig coin finish with some very fine pitting on the right sideplate. Wood is sound and retains most of its orig hand rubbed finish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bores. 4-56396 JR464 (4,000-6,000)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005
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