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Arrizabalaga Sidelock Ejector Best 20 Ga., 27" -- Self Open, Virtually New
Guns International #: 100955714 Seller's Inventory #: 87-2017
Category: Arrizabalaga Shotguns - Shotguns - Spanish Double
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: 1
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:
SOLD ** Arrizabalaga Sidelock Ejector Best 20 Ga., 27"- SELF-OPEN-
Virtually New
Arrizabalaga, SXS, 20 Ga., 27”, 2 ¾”, LM & IC, Straight Grip, Splinter Forearm, Hand-filed Concave Rib, Color case-hardened Receiver, Purdey-style engraving, gold line cocking indicators, reticulated front trigger, self-opener. This gun is a clone of a Holland & Holland Royal, as explained in detail on my YouTube videos, Episode 7.
A BEST GUN: The House of Pedro Arrizabalaga was one of the world’s best gun makers. They built a traditional Holland & Holland type sidelock easy-opening action. Their entire line of fine shotguns were Top-of-the-Line -- Best Guns; they did not make lower grades.
Metal: Arrizabalagas were standard with traditional features of the highest quality guns, with beaded fences, H&H type self-opening mechanisms, chopper lump chrome-lined barrels, automatic ejectors, H&H hand-detachable high-grade double seared sidelocks with an articulated front trigger, H&H Southgate ejectors, intercepting sears, bushed strikers, gas escape valves, and auto safeties. These are features generally found on Boss's, Purdey's and Holland & Holland Royal grade guns which cost new between 80K and 150K!
Finish is Arrizabalaga’s beautiful color case-hardened finished receiver with the finest Purdey-style rose and scroll hand engraving by an Eibar master, with a Churchill hand-filed concave rib separating the deep rust blue barrels. My photography of the engraving sucks!
Try to find another Eibar double with self-opening; there are very few. This is serial number 11475.
Stock: Select French walnut buttstock has strong streaky black figure with beautiful warm brown color reminiscent of that found on Boss Best guns. The checkering is executed flawlessly by hand in point pattern, 24 lpi – double border with faceted drop points…all classic English styling with straight-hand stock, fitted with a vacant inlaid oval, and splinter forearm with an Anson push-button forearm release in an engraved inlaid forearm tip escutcheon. The stock has slight cast off for the right hand, drop at comb,
1 5/16” and at heel, 2 1/16”, finished with a leather-covered recoil pad yielding an LOP of 14 1/4”. Weight is 5 lbs.11 oz.
Condition:
The pleasing figure of dark contrasting streaks in the rich warm brown color of the French Walnut coordinate stunningly with the lively blue case-hardened colors of the frame and deep blued barrels. The blue remains 100%, Wood at 100%, and checkering is 100%. The bores are “as new” and the barrels remain tight on face. This gun has not been used.
Eibar Spain Guns:
The House of Pedro Arrizabalaga stood out as a premier gun maker located in the Eibar region of Spain, the Pantheon of Spanish gun makers. In this Basque country of northern Spain, Eibar gun makers have become world famous for the best value in “Best Gun” quality sidelock actions for side-by-side shotguns. I first encountered the strange name of Arrizabalaga during a personal visit to John Robert’s Rigby in London in 1993. I was shown a line of fine shotguns which I assumed were Rigby shotguns and told that they were from a small company, Arrizabalaga, in Spain that was making guns “as good as any house in London” and at such a modest price comparatively that Rigby had basically discontinued all but just special orders of their shotguns for tried and true customers of the past.
All of these Arrizabalaga Basque Best Guns were internally a copy of the Holland & Holland Royal (with H&H Southgate ejectors, H&H Assist Opening, H&H Hand-detachable sidelocks). Owning an Arrizabalaga is like getting a Holland & Holland Royal mechanically, but with Purdey engraving, the best of both worlds. And there was no better Eibar-made gun. This includes the top of the line Aya, Grulla RL Supreme, Garbi Armes 103B, and the line of Arrieta 800 and above.
Here’s a clip from Double Gun Journal Vol. 1 Issue 3 Summer 1990
“The House of Pedro Arrizabalaga” by Don Hardin
“Arrizabalaga is a custom maker, some have termed the house “The Purdey of Spain” due to the conservative approach to the trade. All guns are sold before they are started. On average this is less than 200 guns a year (nine artisans plus the head engraver). Currently the offerings are in three choices: heavy scroll, light English scroll, and special English scroll in ascending order. The customer may choose from Holland & Holland, Purdey, or Boss engravings. The style of rib, forend and action coloring are individually chosen.
The wood is selected for the gun dependent on color and metal finish contrast. Wood is grown in the Pyrenees Mountains and is the same as the French walnut grown across the border.
Engraving is conservative and extremely well done.
I got the impression that the worker at Pedro Arrizabalaga felt that the gun he was producing was the best available. I agreed so much that I now own two guns from the House of Pedro Arrizabalaga.”
In the 37th Blue Book Edition, the MSRP of the Arrizabalaga 12 gauge with English scroll was $27,595 (see last photo). And there is an add-on of 10% for 20 gauge, bringing the total MSRP to $30,355.
Priced here to move, at $9,750, this never-used gun comes with factory trunk case and accessories as shown.
Buyer must furnish FFL for shipping, payment by money order or cashier’s check. Buyer pays $50 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. For questions, call (678)971-4173 and ask for Roger.
SOLD