GUN FALL 2017
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, October 31, 2017.
FINELY CRAFTED AND RARE ABBIATICO & SALVINELLI 28 GAUGE HAMMER SELF-COCKING EJECTOR LIGHT GAME SHOTGUN WITH DRAMATIC SCROLL AND BULINO GAME SCENE BY PASOLINI INCLUDING CASE. ABBIATICO & SALVINELLI SXS HAMMER 1351 28 GA MODERN Cal. 28 Bore. 2-3/4" Chambers. 30" chopper lump bbls are gold inlaid "Abbiatico & Salvinelli" on slightly raised narrow game rib. Bbl flats are stamped with 2005 Italian nitro proofs for 2-3/4" chambers along with SN, "A&S", and importers name (BSA) and address. Coin finished sidelock self-cocking action fitted with round bodied serpentine hammers with tall spurs, features non-automatic tang safety (SAFE inlaid in gold) and dbl triggers (front articulated). Action is very nicely filed and has fences of "Disco Volante" design. Top lever has scroll pierced thumbpiece. Action is engraved with near full coverage well cut bold open scrolling acanthus with dark stippled background. This attractive scroll surrounds a Bulino scene of flying quail on bottom of action, and with another quail perched on rock on top lever. Engravers signature "A Pasolini" (Alberto) is on trigger plate. Scroll continues onto single beaded trigger guard, which has SN on tang. Very nicely marbled and lightly fiddle figured European walnut straight grip buttstock measures 14-3/4" over checkered wood butt and features drop points, closely spaced point pattern checkering at grip and a large vacant silver oval on toe line. Matching splinter ejector forend has Deeley release. Bore diameter: left -.546, right - .545. Bore restrictions: left - .015 (mod), right - .007 (IC). Drop at heel: 2-3/16", drop at comb: 1-3/8". Cast 1/2" off. Weight: 6 lbs. 4 oz. LOP: 14-3/4". Dark brown leather case with stitched leather corners by Nizzoli is lined in dark olive green cloth and has gold embossed black leather Famars label in lid. Case contains 3-pc rosewood and brass cleaning rod with mop, brush and jag, snap caps, rosewood handled turnscrew, bags for action and bbls, proof certificate, and operating manual in green leather wallet. CONDITION: Excellent, close to new, with scant evidence of having been fired. There are only a few light handling and assembly marks in wood and metal, most notably some scratches on bbls and small chips along forward edge of forend bbl channels from attempts to remove tightly fitting forend. Mechanically crisp. Case is excellent with some scuffs, interior is excellent. A&S made very few of these neat hammer guns, possibly as many as 8 - 10% of their production. 28 Bore examples are extremely rare, and will never be made again. 52348-1 MGM71 (20,000-25,000) W/CASE