April 27-30, 2021 Extraordinary Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/27/2021
Circa 1973 a beautiful sidelock with 26" blued steel dovetail barrels and with 3" chambers. Barrels are nicely appointed with ejectors, smooth, tapered concave game rib, and steel round front bead sight. Rib reads "Armi Famars". Breech end of barrels with light border scroll. Bottom of mid-rib is stamped "Z C 2L". Bottom of barrels is stamped "14.3" and with "*" over shield. Barrel flats are marked "CAM. 76" "SA FAMARS" "PSF" with two "**" above , "FINITO" with "*", "XX9" and serial number "30005". Rear barrel lump stamped "Remo" "Tony" "Franco". Chokes are Skeet and Skeet. The non-auto safe sidelock action is adorned with beautiful engraving by master engraver Galeazzi is fitted with disk set strikers, checkered single mechanical trigger, gas port escapes, checkered and engraved safe slide with "S" in gold. The action is covered with Galeazzi's excellence with intricate floral scroll patterns and wooded "PRIMITIVE" hunt scenes. Left lock plate with 2 hunters with spear, knife, and stone ax hunting a wild cat. Right lock plate with 3 hunters in wood, 2 of which seems to be in battle, the third blowing horn towards village in distance. Action bottom is engraved with 2 hunters on farm preparing their kill for a meal with horse in background. The trigger is protected by a right hand rolled edged trigger guard which extends to a long bottom tang. Trigger guard bow with "JBE" engraved in gold and bottom tang with serial number "30005" engraved. Top lever is carved with mystical dragons head for thumb piece. Dark European stock with drop points, English straight hand grip, fine checkering, diamond grip and fine checkered butt. The matched checkered semi-beavertail forend is adorned with a gold shield with "FAMARS" engraved. The forend's escutcheon is engraved with matching scroll as is the exterior iron metal. The Anson push button release is checkered. The gun lives in a black leather travel case with spare gun socks. Interior case lid with "Famars" logo. CONDITION: Very good. Barrels retain 95% original blue. Barrels with some very slight handling marks most likely from use. Action, trigger, and ejectors are very good. Stock very good with only some slight handling marks. Forend excellent. Very nice gun. CP
Item Dimensions: 29 x 10 x 4
Barrel Wall Thickness
(L) .026 (R) .027
Internal Bore Diameter
(L) .563 (R) .564
Manufacturer
Famars Primitive