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LOT 3582
Factory Signed, Engraved,
and Gold Inlaid Vincenzo
Bernardelli Sidelock
Double Barrel Shotgun
with Case - Serial no. 3055,
12 gauge, 27 9/16 inch solid
rib bbl., blue/coin/gold finish,
walnut stock. Blued steel
barrels with a single bead
sight on the matted concave
solid rib, fully matted top
halves of both tubes, gold
inlaid factory markings,
import mark on the left tube under forend, and 1976 dated Italian proofs on the
flats showing 2 3/4 inch chambers with automatic ejectors. Highly attractive coin finished sidelock action displaying deep carved fences and nicely executed floral scroll engraving surrounding relief gold inlaid game scenes depicting
a lion preparing to pounce on a zebra, a cheetah about to engage an antelope, the triggerguard has a monkey, the pierced toplever shows a cape buffalo, and the underside shows an roaring bull elephant over “V. BERNARDELLI SPA.” The engraving is signed on the triggerplate “inc. Sabatti Bertarini”. The gun features bushed firing pins, a single trigger, cocking indicators, and a tang mounted safety. Beautifully figured, multi-point checkered forend with coined engraved fittings and an inlaid gold Bernardelli crest along with the straight grip semi-perch belly stock with checkered bare butt. Includes a wood & leather takedown case. Barrel and stock measurements (R/L): bore diameter nine
inches from the breech both proofed at 18.4mm (.724 inches) and measured .729 inches; choke constriction .022/.040 inches; minimum wall
thickness .030/.025 inches; 1 1/16 inch drop at
comb; 1 5/8 inch drop at heel; 14 5/8 inch length of
pull; weight 7 lbs. 4 oz. CONDITION: Very fine, retaining 99% original blue, coin, and gold finishes with some light surface oxidation inside the barrel matting and otherwise minor handling evidence.
The wood is excellent with a few tiny scratches and sharp checkering. The case is fine. Mechanically excellent. Estimate: 8,000 - 12,000