December 10-13, 2024 Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/11/2024
Chopper lump barrels with brass bead front sight on a crosshatch matted narrowing solid concave game rib, signed "Fca De Escopeta Arrieta - Elgoibar (Espana)" over right chamber, and dressed with a simple gold band at breech. Underside with an importer mark for Griffin & Howe ahead of lump, Spanish nitro proofs for a 12 gauge with 2 - 3/4" chambers, Improved Cylinder in both tubes, a nominal 18.5 IBD, and other control codes. Purdey style self opening mechanism. Forearm with an Anson plunger release, checkered in point pattern about the body, and decorated in a matte black with simple gold line accentuation. Interior iron with matching serial number stamped in wood. Sidelock ejector action with matte blacking and gold accents, with "LEWIS S. WHITE" at bar on left side, and "ARMAS ARRIETA" on underside. Double triggers protected by a long tang trigger guard decorated en suite, with a central encircled fleur-de-lis with flaking "A" and "C". Automatic safety with "SAFE" inlaid in gold ahead of slide. Disc set strikers. Stock of a wavy grained walnut with teardrops, checkering about the English style straight wrist, inlaid "LSW" at toe line, and crosshatch checkered butt. CONDITION: Barrels with virtually all of their shiny bluing some superficial scratching, some silvering towards muzzle, and a spot of discoloration on left tube; cold bluing has been used around import mark to help blend, but is not visible unless forearm is removed. Action with virtually all of the satin finish with some minor handling marks to shared edges; one screw has been replaced with a flathead. Stocks excellent with some minor handling marks and impressions, but free of cracks or chips. Mechanically fine, ejectors strong and in time, bores excellent, bright and shiny.
Choke
(L) Cylinder (R) Imp. Cylinder
Length of Pull
14 - 1/2", cast off for a RH shooter