May 8-10, 2024 Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/8/2024
Circa 2009. A very nice game gun with 2 sets of blued steel barrels one 27” and the other 30”. Both sets of nitro proofed mono-bloc barrels are built with 2 – 3/4” chambers, ejectors, and with mid vent ribs. Top ribs are filed, low profiled, and tapering. Ribs also with round steel front beads. 30” barrel fit with a pair of what appears to be Briley multi chokes. Top of barrel on the 27” set reads “LUCIANO BOSIS BRESCIA. ITALY”. 30” read “LUCIANO BOSIS ITALY”. Barrel flat on 27” reads “0042”, MADE IN ITALY”, “12-70”, “LBOSIS”, “CD” and with Italian proofs. Bottom of 30” barrel reads “R0014”, “MADE IN ITALY”,”12-70”, “CH” and with Italian proofs. Both sets marked “BSA, MILLBROOK”. The coin finished boxlock action with light border scroll and engraved with a brace of flying ducks at bottom. Engraving executed by Parravicini (signed at bottom). Also engraved at bottom is the word “WILD” for the gun's model. In the action block is the number “0042” (serial number), “LBOSIS” and Italian proofs. Gun is built with a single inertia trigger and is non-auto safe. “S” is engraved for safe. Top lever with light scroll engraving and is checkered. Safe slide with border scroll and checkered. Handsome oil finished walnut stock with deep toned figure has a sharp checkered pistol grip is completed by a brown leather covered pad. Game forend with matched nearly full coverage checkering is adorned with a Bulino engraved hunting dog on escutcheon. Forend with Anson styled push button release, scroll engraved pins and exterior iron metal. Interior iron metal engraved “0042”. Gun lives in a “Fabricca d’armi LUCIANO BOSIS” brown leather case with oil bottle, snap caps, key for case cleaning accessories and with an extra set of springs and firing pins in black plastic LUCIANO BOSIS plastic hard case. CONDITION: Excellent. Both sets of barrels retain mostly all of their color and bores are bright. Action, trigger and ejectors are excellent. Stock very good with some slight bruising. Forend very good. Case very good lock may need a little help.
Barrel Length
(A) 27" (B) 30"
Barrel Wall Thickness
(A) (O) .036 (U) .032 (B) (BOTH) .037
Internal Bore Diameter
(A) (BOTH) .728 (B) (BOTH) .731
Manufacturer
Luciano Bosis
Weight
(A) 7 lbs 1 oz (B) 7 lbs 5 oz