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SUPERB MASTER ENGRAVED AND GOLD INLAID BERETTA

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:8,750.00 USD Estimated At:17,500.00 - 27,500.00 USD
SUPERB MASTER ENGRAVED AND GOLD INLAID BERETTA
S O 6 EELL WITH LEATHER AND ABS CASES. Cal. 12 Ga. S# C14345B. Bbls.: 28" Mono-bloc bbls. choked mod & full, w/ matted, ventilated rib, have all correct factory markings. Bottom of mono-bloc is stamped w/ grade, serial number, & 1997 Italian nitro proofs for 2 3/4" chambers. Coin finished Beretta patent low profile, sidelock OU action features non-automatic safety, gold plated single selective trigger & side bolsters. Action & lockplates are engraved w/ near full coverage exceptionally well cut & shaded semi-relief large acanthus scroll. There are rose bouquet highlights on trunion pins. On lockplates this fine scroll work surrounds oval vignettes of relief gold inlaid ducks in nicely detailed backgrounds; pair of pintail rising from cattails on left & a pair of mallards flying over a similar marsh on right. Backgrounds are nicely shaded in Bulino technique w/ clouds & sky dramatically presented. On bottom of action there is a cock pheasant taking flight from base of solitary tree in open meadow. This excellent work is signed 'A. Martelli" on trigger plate. Double beaded trigger guard engraved to match action, has grade on tang. Top lever is pierced in floral motif & inlaid w/ a gold crown. Very finely broad marbled & stump figured flesh-toned oil finished European walnut pistol grip buttstock measures 14 1/2" over thin red Old English pad. Closely spaced point pattern checkering is at grip. Slim field forend matches well & has Deeley type release. DAH: 2 1/4". DAC: 1 1/2". No cast. WEIGHT: 7 lbs. 7 oz. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: gun is housed in tan leather case by Nizzoli. A brown vinyl gold embossed Beretta label is in lid. Case is lined in green cloth & contains cleaning equipment, 4 rosewood handled turnscrews & guarantee. Also included is blue ABS Beretta case w/ instruction booklet & sling swivels, if you want to install them. CONDITION: very fine, close to new, w/ evidence of limited firing, retaining nearly all original factory finishes, w/ some congealed oil in action & one patch of darkening in sky of left duck scene. Mechanically crisp. Leather case is very fine w/ a few light marks. ABS case is near new. This next to the top of the line model presently retails at over $78,000.00. (20-1282/MGM159). MODERN. $17,500-27,500.