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16 BORE BOXLOCK DOUBLE RIFLE WITH E. SHILLING OF

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD
16 BORE BOXLOCK DOUBLE RIFLE WITH E. SHILLING OF

BARCELONA. Cal: 16 Ga., 2 1/2" (.644" groove diameter). Shotgun.: 12 Ga., 2 1/2". S# 9095. Bbls. 26 5/8" chopperlump, double rifle, are fitted w/ 2 folding v-notch rear sights in slightly raised matted game rib. E. Schilling & P. Paguaga information is on top of each bbl. Bbl. flats are stamped for 16 bore & what appear to be pre-1927 Barcelona proofs. E. Schilling's running boar logos are also stamped. Number "4867" is on bottom of left bbl. Double shotgun bbls. w/ same markings on tops are fitted w/ deeply sunken ribs which are essentially only a web between bbls. Bbl. flats are stamped w/ 12 ga. proofs which are of the same type as rifle bbls. Flats are also stamped w/ Rigby double R logos & "MONOBLOC", even though bbls. do not appear to have been sleeved. The pair of bbls. appear to made of a single solid piece of steel (monobloc does mean "one piece"). Front sight mounting block & sling eye are soldered in. Blued boxlock action features automatic safety, square crossbolt third fastener, side clips, & dbl. triggers. Action is engraved w/ 80% coverage varying size scroll within scroll borders. Top lever & trigger guard are also scroll engraved. Round knob pistol grip buttstock of lightly streaked European walnut measures 14 3/8" over Silver type pad. Point pattern checkering is at grip & a sling loop is on toeline. Silver oval at rear of comb is engraved "Polin". Each bbl. set has its own splinter forend w/ numbers matching that found on bottoms of bbls. Forend releases are of roller friction type. MEASUREMENTS: RIFLE BBLS: Groove Diameter: .644", 2 1/2" chambers. SHOTGUN BBLS.: Bore Diameter: R .732", L .734". Restriction: R .018" (MOD), L .030" (FULL). Min. Wall Thickness: R .022", L .015". STOCK: DAH: 2 3/4". DAC: 1 3/4". LOP: 14 3/8". CAST: neutral. WEIGHT: 6 lb. 7 oz. WEIGHT W/ RIFLE BBLS: 8 lb. 2 oz. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: extra bbl., S# 4867. CONDITION: good. Shotgun bbls. retain most of what appears to be their original blue. Rifle bbls. retain most of a good quality rust blue w/ engraving softened. Action retains about 30% of what appears to be original blue. Stocks refinished. Checkering recut. New pad. Cheeks pinned. Bores are shiny w/ some scattered light pitting & very deep pitting at throats. Rifle bores are good, fairly shiny w/ strong rifling throughout, but lightly pitted throughout. Action is tight w/ both bbl. sets. Rifle bbls. do not fit well. Top lever will not come fully to center & bbls. are slightly undersized at breech. (22-4465/MGM). CURIO. $1,000-1,500.