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Thursday 12 December 2024 e Friday 13 December 2024, 02:00 PM • Sarzana

577

A double-barreled pin-fire shotgun by the Zanotti brothers

Estimate

€ 180 - 300

Sold

€ 688

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

length 121,4 cm.
Smoothbore, round, 16 gauge barrels, made of damasK, with rib. Clean bore, with some pitting inside. Backward spring locks with fine engravings depicting florals and pheasants. Working mechanism. Receiver with engravings en suite, also present at the tang (the screw does not hold). Butt and fore-end made of beautiful marbled briarwood. Trigger guard also serves as key release, decorated with monogram "EM"; its tang signed and dated "Fratelli Zanotti 1870". Remains of browning. Butt plate and other iron mounts.