October 30 - November 2, 2018 Firearms, Militaria, & Sporting
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/31/2018
(1975) This well made gun has 26" demi-bloc barrels with matted, ventilated rib. Left ejector housing is marked "GEBR MERKEL SUHL" "MADE IN GDR". Bottom barrel is stamped with East German nitro proofs for 3" chambers. Coin finished double Kersten OU Blitz action with scrolled back features non-automatic safety, pin type cocking indicators, and double triggers (front articulated). Action is engraved with near full coverage scroll with game scenes on sides; pointer points a pair of flushing quail on left side, and a nye of pheasant are in woodlands on right. Suhl logo is on trigger plate. Top lever and trigger guard are blued and engraved with matching scroll. Broadly marbled and lightly figured European walnut capped pistol grip buttstock measures 14 - 3/8" over composition buttplate without logo. Point pattern checkering is at grip. Stock has right hand shadow line cheekpiece. Matching three piece ejector forend has Deeley release. Gun comes with its original light tan cardboard box with printed Merkel top label and end label for this gun. CONDITION: Excellent, close to new, with only a few light handling marks on all surfaces. Coin finish is showing a bit of darkening from age. Mechanically excellent except under ejector is "live", undoubtedly needs cleaning. Box is fine. This model currently retails for just overr $12,000.00. MGM 155
Choke
O .033 (full) U .024 (Mod)
Internal Bore Diameter
O .627 U .627
Length Of Pull
14 - 3/8" no cast