December 6-8, 2023 Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/6/2023
Circa 2015. A very nicely made Italian game gun with 29" blued, nitro proofed, chopper lump barrels. Barrels are furnished with ejectors and 2 - 3/4" chambers. Barrels with tapering, smooth, concave game rib, and small round brass front bead sight. Rib reads "FLLI PIOTTI GARDONE VT". Barrel flats read "CN", "16-70", "A 278", "CIP", and "S". Bottom of barrels with importer markings and "KG1.170" and "17.0". Chokes are Modified on left and Improved Cylinder on right. Sleek case colored rounded side lock action with cocking indicators, double triggers, and fine scroll and rose bouquet engraving. Engraving orchestrated by "A. Castelli". Double triggers are protected by a blacked right-hand rolled-edged trigger guard. Trigger guard extends to a full-length bottom strap with scroll engraving and serial number. Gun is non-auto safe with "S" in gold. Traditional reddish smoky-grained brown English straight-hand grip stock with fine checkering is finished by a black ebonite serrated butt plate. Finely checkered splinter forend built with black scroll engraved escutcheon and black scroll engraved exterior iron metal. Gun resides in a "PIOTTI" travel case with leather trim. Case with leather wallet and certificate paperwork. CONDITION: Excellent. Barrels near new. Action, ejectors and triggers function excellently with snap caps. Stock very good with minor handling marks and forend also excellent. Case is excellent. Great gun!
Barrel Wall Thickness
(L) .033 (R) .030
Internal Bore Diameter
(L) .670 (R) .671
Paperwork
Certificate in Leather Wallet