December 14-17, 2021 Collectible Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/16/2021
Circa 1986. A 12 gauge. 26" blued steel monobloc barrels. 2 - 3/4" chambers choked: Improved Cylinder/Skeet. Ventilated, crosscut matted rib with twin white mid and front beads. Left side of barrel reads "BESCHI MARIO GARDONE V.T. ITALY". Double triggers, ejectors, non-automatic safety. Classic straight hand gripped buttstock with 2 panel fine checkering and a 14 - 3/8" LOP to a checkered butt. Game forend with a Deeley style lever release and checkered similarly. Frame with game scene vignettes of dogs on both the right and left sides of the action body and rose bouquets and scrolls throughout. The gun resides in a single leather carry case. CONDITION: Good. Barrels retain 70-75% original blue finish with freckling. Trigger guard with most of its original blued finished. Buttstock and forend with handling and storage marks throughout. Checkering is sharp. Mechanics are good. Case is good. Use and storage marks. (CP)
Barrel Wall Thickness
(BOTH) .040
Internal Bore Diameter
(O) .728 (U) .729