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Arrizabalaga Sidelock Ejector 12 Ga., 29" - A Best Gun
Guns International #: 101524812 Seller's Inventory #: 20-312
Category: Arrizabalaga Shotguns - Shotguns - Live Pigeon
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 12 Ga., 29"- A Best Gun -
Excellent Plus
Pedro Arrizabalaga, SXS, 12 Ga., 29”, 2 ¾”, M & IM, DT, Straight Grip, Splinter Forearm, Hand-filed matted Churchill Rib, Color-case-hardened finished Receiver, Sideclips, Purdey-style engraving, Gold line cocking indicators, Reticulated trigger, and Gold-washed 7-pin sidelocks with gold pins. This gun is a clone of a Holland & Holland Royal and one similar to it is shown in detail of YouTube videos, “Special Guns with Roger Rule” 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 ejector side by side shotgun. Their entire line of fine shotguns were Top-of-the-Line, Best Guns; they made no lower grades.
Metal:
Arrizabalaga is standard with traditional features of the highest quality gun with beaded sideclipped fences, chopper lump chrome-lined barrels, automatic ejectors, H&H hand-detachable high-grade double seared seven-pin sidelocks, articulated front trigger, H&H Southgate ejectors, bushed strikers, gas escape valves, and autosafety. These and the gold washed locks are features generally found only on Boss's, Purdey's and Holland & Holland Royal grade guns which cost between 100K and 200K! new. And the fences on those are rarely sideclipped!!
Finish is Arrizabalaga’s beautiful polished color-case-hardened receiver with the finest Purdey-style rose and scroll hand engraving by an Eibar master, with a Churchill hand-milled rib separating the deep rust blue barrels.
Try to find another Eibar double with gold washed locks; there are very few. This is serial number 7583.
Stock:
The select French walnut buttstock has warm dark brown color with strong dark streaks strategically planned to mitigate recoil. The fine checkering is executed by hand in point pattern, 26 lpi – with a combination of double and single borders with drop points (tear drops). The butt is fitted with a leather covered recoil pad, masterfully executed and in nice matching brown color which enhances the color of the stock. Arrizabalaga did this right: designing the traditional classic English styling with straight-hand stock and splinter forearm with an Anson forearm release in an inlaid engraved forearm tip escutcheon. Measurements: 1 7/16” x 2 1/8” x 14 1/4" Weight 6 lbs 13 oz. The stock has slight cast off for the right hand.
About the maker:
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 ejector 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 mistakenly assumed were Rigby shotguns. I was then told that these guns were from a small company, named Arrizabalaga, in Spain that was making guns then as good as any house in London and at such a modest price comparatively. Rigby had basically discontinued all but just special orders for their tried-and-true customers of the past, keeping their primary focus on the rifle trade.
All of these Arrizabalaga Best Guns were built internally to be a copy of the Holland & Holland Royal Shotgun (with H&H Southgate ejectors and H&H Hand-detachable, high-grade gold-washed double sidelocks). Owning an Arrizabalaga is like getting a Holland & Holland Royal mechanically, but with Purdey engraving, the best of both worlds. And there has been 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 an excerpt 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.”
Condition:
The pleasing figure and dark color of the French Walnut blend stunningly with the rich color-case-hardened finish of the receiver and the deep blue barrels. The blue remains 97%, Wood at 98% with some minor handling marks, and checkering is 97%... all in all an NRA Excellent Plus gun. The bores are “as new” and the barrels remain tight on face.
The MSRP of the Arrizabalaga at the end of production was $29,300 as of 2015. Priced here to move, at $8,450, this excellent plus gun comes with its fine Spanish leather 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 (808) 989-1863 and ask for Roger.
SOLD