May 12-14, 2026 Firearms & Militaria
Lot #1383:
(C) PIOTTI SIDELOCK EJECTOR 20 BORE SIDE BY SIDE SHOTGUN.
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/12/2026
Outstanding small bore Piotti sidelock double, produced in the Holland & Holland pattern, cased with accessories. Blue and case color finishes with hand rubbed oil finished highly figured walnut stocks. Hand engraved in the English Holland & Holland style. Barrels with both dovetail and shoe lumps, brass bead front sight on a matted solid rib, engraved "ACCIAIO SIAU UM6" over right chamber, "Flli Piotti GHardone VT" over left, breeches engraved with bands of stiffleaf engraving. Chamber flats with Italian nitro proofs for a 20 bore at a nominal 1200 KG, 16.0 IBD in left barrel and 15.9 in right, with 70mm chambers (2 - 3/4"), and Piotti monogram. Splinter forearm with a reinforced Anson plunger release with modified point pattern checkering with mullered borders about a central diamond with a vacant heraldic shield, exterior iron engraved with medium sized acanthus scrollwork styled after Holland & Holland's Royal scroll pattern. Interior iron with matching serial number and partly matching "84" stamped on interior wood. Action and locks case colored with Italian nitro proofs and "Flli Piotti" on action flats, disc set strikers, and stretched medium-sized scrollwork after Holland & Holland's Royal scroll pattern, with "Flli Piotti" in ornamentals on either side. Single mechanical trigger with a flat bottom trigger guard engraved with serial number and scrollwork en suite, non-automatic safety with "SICURA" engraved ahead of slide. Blonde colored walnut stock with dark streaking and fit with sidepanels about the locks, diamond cross-section straight grip, and point pattern checkering with mullered borders, including a fully checkered butt. Housed in a canvas wrapped leather tabbed case with Piotti carrying slips for barrels and action. CONDITION: Excellent, barrels with the vast majority of a quality refreshed finish, with some very mild period of use marks to silver where forearm contacts barrels, and some pockmarks on left barrel under forearm. Forearm very good with some handling marks and dings, and a small chip missing along right side. Action excellent with vivid case colors, some thinning to silver at carry point. Buttstock excellent with some scattered handling marks. Mechanically excellent, ejectors are strong and in time, bores excellent, smooth, with some minor firing residue. Case excellent.