March 15-17, 2022 Collectible Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/16/2022
Circa 1967. A German built sporting shotgun with 32" blued steel barrels. The barrels are fit with ejectors, barrel hanger, and a narrow machined ventilated rib with white front bead and steel middle bead. Right side of the top barrel is marked "MADE FOR EUROPA CORPORATION MIAMA FLORIDA" while the left side is marked "H KRIEGHOFF K.G. ULM GERMANY MODEL 32 - 12 GA. BOHLER - LAUFSTAHL". The blue finished action body has light scroll engraving with "KRIEGHOFF MODEL 32" on the bottom. The boxlock action is fit with a single mechanical trigger with barrel selector ahead of the smooth trigger blade, non-automatic safety with checkered safety slide with release button and a thumbpiece that is checkered on the right side. The reddish-brown pistol gripped European walnut stock is fit with a hard rubber grip cap, 2 panel skip line checkering, Monte Carlo comb and ventilated rubber recoil pad. The beavertail forend is also skip line checkered and has a Deeley style release. CONDITION: Good. Barrels retain most of their bluing, forcing cones have been lengthened and bores are bright. The choke on the top barrel appears to have been opened up for the barrel is marked "F". Action tight, trigger is crisp and the ejectors are well timed. Trigger guard is a bit plumby in color. Buttstock with handling marks and finish wear while recoil pad spacer with a crack on each side by heel. Forend with handling marks. (CP)
Barrel Wall Thickness
(O) .042 (U) .043
Choke
(O) .026 (Imp Mod) (U) .024 (Imp Mod)
Internal Bore Diameter
(O) .732 (U) .735