April 11-13, 2023 Firearms and Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/12/2023
Circa 1981. An Italian game gun with 30" mono-bloc, blued steel, nitro proved, chrome lined barrels. Barrels with ejectors and 2 - 3/4" chambers. Ventilated top rib and mid rib. Top rib made in the Broadway trap style, filed and scored, with orange plastic front sight. Top barrel on right reads "SPECIAL CHROME MOLYBDENUM NITRO PROVED". On left reads "ANTONIO ZOLI", GARDONE V.T. MADE IN ITALY". Top barrel marked "CAM.70", "18.4", "*". Bottom barrel marked "KG1.520", "18.4","**", "12". "MOORE & SON", "THONOTOSASSA, FL.". Flats stamped "158249" (serial number),"AH", and with appropriate Italian proofs. Chokes are Full and Improved Modified. Silvery/gray patina boxlock action with Greener cross bolt locking mechanism is engraved with floral scroll and is signed "ICAM". Bottom action decoratively reads "ANTONIO ZOLI". Top lever is blacked, lightly floral scroll engraved, and thumb piece is checkered. Gun is non-auto safe and safe slide is scroll engraved, blacked, and checkered. "S" is engraved on top strap. Blacked single mechanical trigger is protected by a blacked right rolled edged trigger guard. Trigger guard reads "TRAP" on bow. European walnut stock with straight grain and good checkering on its pistol grip is completed by a brown rubber butt pad. Target styled forend with matched checkering and blacked Deeley styled latch release. Iron metal is blued. Forend with matching serial number on its interior. CONDITON: Very good. Barrels are very good, retaining most all of the blue, bores are shiny. Action, trigger, and ejectors are sound. Stock with some handling marks from use and forend is good. CP
Barrel Wall Thickness
(BOTH) .032
Internal Bore Diameter
(BOTH) .727