GUN SPRING 2016
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/14/2016
FINE HIGH ORIGINAL CONDITION, NAZI ERA, LIGHTWEIGHT, DURAL SIDEPLATED BLITZ ACTION VIERLING BY STREMPEL OF SUHL WITH SCOPE. STREMPEL VIERLING 2445 16/16GA/8X57JRS/22LR MODERN Cal. 16 x 16 x 8x57JRS x 22 LR. 23-1/2" Bbl group is fitted with full length matted rib sighted with pop-up rear sight actuated when selecting rifle mode, and silver bead front. Claw bases are fitted. "Strempel Waffen, Suhl" is in milled out portion of rib. There is oak leaf engraving at breech ends of bbls. Bbl flats and bottom bbl are stamped with 7/44 Nazi era proofs with shotgun bbls for 2-1/2" chambers. Lightweight Dural Blitz action fitted with ornamental sideplates (left side with Greener type safety) features rifle/ shotgun selector on top tang, pin type cocking indicators, crossbolt third fastener, side clips, bushed strikers (all four), fourth bbl selector on trigger plate at right side of trigger guard inlaid "V", and double triggers (front set). Action and plates are engraved with near full coverage background of oak leaves and acorns surrounding realistically engraved game scenes; front portions of action have flushing ducks on left, and grouse on right, Lockplates have fine scenes with roebuck and two does at edge of pond on left, and with bellowing stag and two hinds in meadow, on right. Both lockplate scenes have engravers initials "BS" at bottom. Blued steel top lever and trigger guard have more oak leaf engraving. A portrait of retriever with duck is on trigger guard bow, and SN is on tang. Nicely stump figured European walnut steel capped pistol grip buttstock measures 14-1/8" over checkered horn buttplate, and features typical point pattern checkering and shadow line right hand cheekpiece. Blued steel grip cap has initials "FRS" inlaid in silver. Matching splinter forend has inlet horn tip and Deeley release. Swarovski - Optik steel tube Habicht 4 X Nova scope with heavy post and crosshair reticle is in soldered-on claw mounts. Bore diameter: left -.669, right - .668. Bore restrictions: left - .032 (full), right - .009 (IC). Wall thickness: left - .026, right - .029. Drop at heel: approx 3-1/16", drop at comb: approx 1-11/16". Weight without scope: 6 lbs. 12 oz. LOP: 14-1/8". CONDITION: Excellent, retaining nearly all its orig finishes on wood and metal, with a number of light dents and scratches, mostly on buttstock, from many years of standing alone in a closet. Thumb lever is slightly silvered, as is trigger guard tang. Action retains essentially all of its light straw anodized color. Bores are excellent. Action is tight. Scope is excellent. Optically clear. This is the finest condition, high quality Vierling that this cataloger has ever had the pleasure to examine. 50146-6 MGM217 (12,500-17,500)