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RARE FIALA M-1920 "EXPLORERS GUN" .22 LR, WITH STOCK, 20" & 3" BARRELS
Guns International #: 100835875 Seller's Inventory #:
Category: .22 Pistols - Antique Rifles - Single Shot
Seller's Information
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Seller: goodmanguns
Company: William T. Goodman
Member Since: 10/16/15
First Name: William
Last Name: Goodman
State: Montana
Zip: 59715
Country: United States
Phone: (406) 587-3131
Platinum Seller
Number of Active Listings: 51
Total Number of Listings: 3277
Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
Payment Types Accepted: checks, cashiers/bank check, money order
Description:
UNUSUAL AND VERY RARE FIALA MODEL 1920 "EXPLORERS GUN" .22 LR, COMPLETE WITH 20" BARREL AND DETACHABLE WOOD STOCK PLUS THE SHORT 3" BARREL! ONLY MADE FROM 1920-1926, Looks like a semi-auto, but is actually a manually operated pistol that must have the slide pulled back and pushed forward for each shot. Invented by Anthony Fiala who was an Arctic explorer and friend of Theodore Roosevelt. He made this firearm to be the ideal adventurer's gun. With the 20" barrel and shoulder stock attached it was a survival gun for taking small game and with the stock removed and the little snubby 3" barrel attached it was a concealable elf defense arm! Some of these also came cased with an additional 7 1/2" barrel, this one has the stock, pistol, 20" barrel with forearm and the short 3" barrel, (note the 3" barrel is completely knurled on the outside), barrels and receiver numbers match (stock is not numbered- I don't think any were), overall uncleaned metal and wood, blue is a naturally aged blue/plum with some minor areas of surface corrosion that has never been cleaned- you have to look for it to see it on the barrel top, correct Fiala Arms markings etc., exc. bright bores, original ladder rear sight with small peep slide intact, one piece blade front sight, fine+ grips, stock and forearm, interestingly, in the back of Anthony Fiala's book FIGHTING THE POLAR ICE about his adventures as captain of the Ziegler Polar Expedition which failed to reach the North Pole around 1904 (the ship was crushed in the ice and the crew lived for a year in the arctic waiting for a rescue ship!), he writes about just such a gun as this as being ideal for an explorer... so obviously, he followed through with his ideas and ended up manufacturing just such a gun! Seldom seen.
SOLD
Curio/Relic: Yes
Manufacturer: FIALA ARMS
Model: M-1920 EXPLORER'S GUN
Serial Number: 1XXX
Caliber Info: .22 LR
Condition: fine+
Barrels: 20" AND 3