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Abbiatico & Salvinelli (Famars) Excalibur “Extra” 12ga – 29” Briley chokes - Cased - New
Guns International #: 100935944 Seller's Inventory #: 79-2017
Category: Famars Abbiatico & Salvinelli Shotguns - Perazzi Shotguns
Seller's Information
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Seller: rcrwin70
Member Since: 9/26/07
First Name: Roger
State: Hawaii
Country: United States
Platinum Seller
Number of Active Listings: 0
Seller: Private Seller
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
3 days
Payment Types Accepted: cashiers check or money order or pay pal plus 3%
Description:
ABBIATICO & SALVINELLI (FAMARS*) EXCALIBUR “EXTRA” 12 ga.
SPORTING CLAYS MOD- 29" Bbls.- 5 FACTORY BRILEY CHOKES, Beautiful Leather Case
Description:
Abbiatico & Salvinelli, (Famars*) Gardone Val Trompia, Brescia Italy: Serial Number F0151, 12 Bore Excalibur “Extra” Sporting Model, finished at the factory in 2000, 29" Vent Rib Monobloc Ejector barrels, .729" (18.5mm) bores with wide file-cut cross-hatched ventilated rib, and ventilated between barrels. Barrels are choked with 5 factory Briley thin-set Chokes at Full, Full, IM, Mod, and IC with 2 3/4" chambers. Features include open forcing cones, polished removable trigger group, and single selective trigger.
The stock and forearm are made of Quality 4 wood -- Exceptional Turkish Walnut -- with amazing figure of strong colors and contrast. It is designed with a game style forend with finger channel, pistol grip stock, and slight cast-off for the right hand. Checkering is hand-checkered at 24 lpi and is generous with five-point wrap-around on the forend, and full coverage panels on the grip, executed perfectly. Measurements are 14 5/8” (over quality 1” leather-covered recoil pad) x 1 1/2 x 2 1/4 ", Weight, 7 lbs.11 oz.
Accessories: It is cased in its factory fitted leather trunk case. For a long extended life of sporting fun, it includes extra mainsprings and firing pins in a Famars custom case, plus documents housed in a leather pocket which includes a Famars Certificate showing the serial number and Model name as “Excalibur Extra” with factory salient data. Also included are a Briley choke case, a Briley wrench, and two nickel snap caps.
Condition: This is a virtually a NEW gun. The silver receiver is engraved in the “Extra” pattern which includes coverage of English scroll, signed by the master engraver, “L. Sabatti” and tastefully engraved. It retains 100% original barrel blue. The original wood finish is 100%; the checkering is at 100%; the bores are as new and the action remains as tight as new. When the chokes are removed, the barrels ring with a pleasing chime.
About the Maker: “Famars” stands for (English translation: Fabricated Arms of Marlo Abbiatico and Remo Salvinelli). Since 1967, Abbiatico & Salvinelli manufactured some of the world’s finest rifles and shotguns – approximately 100 were fabricated annually according to the The Blue Book of Gun Values. The article goes on to state “All A&S Famars shotguns incorporated a patented A&S Famars mechanism and were available in Hunting, Trap, Skeet, Sporting Clays, and Pigeon configurations.”
In their book, Gamefield Classics, published 2008, the authors devote an entire chapter to Abbiatico & Salvinelli entitled, “Incomparable Italian” stating, “The genius of gunmakers Abbiatico & Salvinelli can be found in much more than exquisite engraving.” In that chapter, they write…
”total output is only about sixty guns and rifles each year and that includes the SO9 Berettas that A&S makes under contract for the big company down the street. No wonder that the workshop has a quiet air about it. No one’s in a hurry, certainly not their master engravers, who work in a small side room off the shop.”
When I first heard about this maker, I asked several experienced shotgunners at my club and the general consensus was that A&S shotguns are like high-grade Perazzi’s. I don’t know if either of the companies would agree with that, as it seems Perazzis do very well in competition. But, I was told, if you want a competition gun with a little finer fit, with more handwork and attention to detail, then the Excalibur fills that bill.
Another experienced custom maker said to me, “Just compare the drop-out trigger mechanism in a Perazzi with one from an Excalibur, and you will be amazed at how much more polished (hand-polishing) has been done to the Excalibur.”
This model was offered new at basic price of 11,300 Euros (at that time, a Euro equaled $1.22) or $13,768.
The basic Excalibur had wood with little figure and no engraving.
For their “Extra” add 2,500 Euros or $3,050 which included Quality 4 Fancy wood and 40% English scroll engraving…
For a total of $16,818.00
There were two higher grades for the Excalibur BL (the Prestige – game scene engraving; and, the De Luxe – deep ornamental engraving), both of which were priced much higher.
Even though this gun is new and in 100% condition with all the bells and whistles, it is priced here to sell at 70% of value...a very fair deal.
Price: $ 11,775.00
Buyer must furnish FFL for shipping; payment by money order, cashier’s check, wire transfer, electronic deposit, or personal check with delay for clearing. Buyer pays $60 toward shipping. Seller is the author of The Rifleman’s Rifle (pre-64 Winchester Model 70s) and will furnish a Letter of Provenance that this gun is from the author’s collection. Feedback can be checked on eBay under rcrwin70roger.
3-day non-firing return privilege, no questions asked.
SOLD