November 17 & 18, 2021 Extraordinary Firearms
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/18/2021
Circa 1993. A nice lightweight over-under Sweet 16 game gun with 28" barrels. Barrels are fit with 2 - 3/4" chambers, ejectors, tapered and raised solid machined rib, and with a small round brass front bead sight. Top barrel reads "GEBR. MERKEL, SUHL" MADE IN GERMANY" on left. On right near breech reads "GSI Inc. T'ville AL". Bottom barrel with German proofs. Chokes are: Over: Improved Modified and Under: Modified. The coin-finished scalloped action with bolstered frame has light scroll engraving and is engraved with a workman and "SUHL" at bottom. Action built with double Kersten bolt locking system. Serial number "184198" is engraved on top left action wall. Gun is built with double triggers (front is articulated), blued checkered safe slide "S" in circle. The blued light floral engraved top lever has thumbpiece checkered on left. Triggers are protected by a lightly scroll engraved and blued trigger guard. The medium brown walnut stock with straight grain is fit a sharp checkered pistol grip. Pistol grip with polished black grip cap. Buttstock is completed by a black plastic serrated plate which is marked ""Gebr. Merkel Suhl". The three-piece forend with matched checkering has been built with a dull coin-finished Deeley-styled engraved release. Gun lives and travels in its canvas luggage case with a pair of nickel-plated snap caps. Case has a leather "MERKEL" trade label on its interior lid. CONDITION: Excellent. Barrels retain mostly all of their original blue and bores are bright. Action is mechanically sound. Triggers are crisp and ejectors are in time. Stock and forend are very good with some very light handling marks. Case is excellent with some light marking from storage. Great gun! CP
Accessories
Case and Snap Caps
Barrel Wall Thickness
O:.026 U:.030
Internal Bore Diameter
O:.683 U:.683