May 28 & 29, 2020 Extraordinary, Sporting, & Collector Firearms
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/29/2020
A fine combo of (A) 28 gauge and (B) .410 gauge. Manufactured in Italy, this small action shotgun features blue steel barrels with a double brass bead sight on the 28 gauge vent rib and a single front bead on the .410 barrels. 2 - 3/4” chambers with ejectors along with Modified and Improved Cylinder chokes in the 28 gauge barrels and 3" chambers with ejectors along with Full and Modified chokes in the .410. Side plate action with break lever and trigger guard with a case colored finished receiver engraved with grouse in field scenes on each side and bottom as well as floral scroll engraving. “RIZZINI” engraved on left side with “MARCHENO” on its right. Bottom of action is also engraved “ARTEMIS”. Engraving by Bottega C. Giolanelli signed in script on left side adjacent to trigger guard. Action is built on a mechanical single trigger with non-auto safe slide with over and under barrel selector. Walnut straight grip stock with semi sharp checkering and black rubber Pachmayer pad. Matching forearm with a Deeley inspired release slide latch. The .410 barrels have their own Schnabel forend with same style release. Gun and barrels come with a Boyt soft canvas take-down case. CONDITION: Excellent. Both sets of barrels retain approximately 98% original blue and show little signs of use. Cataloger believes .410 barrels were an add on in approximately 2002. Action is clean with little signs of use and ejectors are in time. Stock and forend are very good with some light handling and storage marks. Case in very good condition. CP
Item Dimensions: L: 48".
Barrel Length
(A) 28" (B) 30"
Barrel Wall Thickness
(A) (O) .029 (U) .027 (B) (O) .038 (U) .033
Chamber
(A) 2 - 3/4" (B) 3"
Choke
(A) (O) .010 (U) .007 (B) (O) .018 (U) .007
Gauge
(A) 28 Gauge (B) .410
Internal Bore Diameter
(A) (O) .547 (U) .549 (B) (O) .430 (U) .430
Weight
(A) 6 Lbs. 5 oz. (B) 6 Lbs. 14 oz.