GUN SPRING 2017
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, April 11, 2017.
GORGEOUS HIGH ART L. DAFFINI OF BRESCIA 12 GA GAME GUN. L. DAFFINI EXCELSIOR 13869 12GA MODERN Cal. 12 ga. 27-3/4" bbls, 2-3/4" chambers, choked FULL/EXT FULL. Full length matted top rib with brass front bead. Single selective trigger, auto ejectors, non auto safety. Straight grip buttstock checkered in 3-pt pattern with gold shield near toe and 14-1/2" LOP over brown leather covered pad. Demi-beavertail forearm near fully checkered in 4-pt pattern with Curtis push button release. Bushed firing pins and triple locking mechanism. Receiver is fully and fabulously scroll and game scene engraved with engraver signature "F.iora inc" noted on both sides and bottom in game scene. Gold setter pointing pheasant on left, gold setter chasing rabbit on right and gold setter flushing two woodcock on floorplate. Fences are fabulously sculpted in leaf pattern. Top lever with what appears to be a sculpted squirrel at thumb push. Bottom of frame with sculpted rails. Weight: 7lb. 6oz. CONDITION: Excellent. Bbls retain nearly all of a high quality professional refinish. Receiver is excellent in coin finish with only minor staining though excellent overall. Buttstock and forearm are excellent and retain nearly all of a professionally restored finish with just a couple of minute handling marks. Bores are bright and shiny. Mechanics are excellent. Really an incredible high grade shotgun which would cost many tens of thousands to replace today. 51690-3 JSL144 (6,500-9,000)