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Paul Jaeger Masquelier 12 Gauge – BELGIUM BUILT, EJECTORS, 99%, 1956, vintage firearms inc
Guns International #: 102039389 Seller's Inventory #:
Category: Shotguns - Belgium Double - Shotguns - Doubles
Seller's Information
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Seller: Vintage Firearms, Inc
Company: Vintage Firearms, Inc.
Member Since: 5/19/07
First Name: Ron
Last Name: Cook
State: Michigan
Zip: 49546
Country: United States
Phone: (616) 608-4337
Phone2: (616) 730-8387
Fax: (616) 608-4701
Platinum Seller
Number of Active Listings: 236
Total Number of Listings: 6149
Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
3 days
Payment Types Accepted: credit card, check, certified funds, wire transfer (Advertised price represents the 3.5% cash discount price. Actual price if paid by credit card is 3.5% higher cost.)
Description:
General Specs: Paul Jaeger, Year 1956, 12 Gauge, 7lbs
Serial Number: 54340
Paul Jaeger was an American born, German trained gunsmith that opened a shop in Jenkintown, PA just after WWII and built custom guns there until his retirement in 1977. Jaeger was known for building accurate rifles with fine finishes and custom touches in classic American style. Jaeger also had fine shotguns like this Belgium made 12 bore imported from the well-known maker of fine firearms, Charles Masquelier. Masquelier was known for building fine shotguns from the early 1900’s into the mid-1960’s. This gun, serial number 54340 built in 1956 is a fine example. Hand engraved on the left barrel as being marketed by “Paul Jaeger – Jenkintown – PA” and right barrel as “Manurfacture Armes de Luxe C. Masquelier - Leige”, this beautiful shotgun was built with all the details you would expect from Paul Jaeger. At the heart of the build (and importance) are Acier Siemens Steel (premium Belgium steel) barrels factory chambered for 2 ¾” shells, still with perfect mirror shiny bores, tight ribs and barrels fit tight as new on hinge and standing breech. The beautifully hand engraved game scene engraving adorns the sideplated action with perfect screws and 100% coin finish, not a flaw or mark on it, with crisp triggers and strong well-timed ejectors, solid safety…all mechanics functioning as they should. The finely checkered European walnut stocks retain all the original finish with only a few light handling marks, the buttstock carved with drop points and long tang, round knob pistol grip, and terminated in a fine Purdey-style leather covered pad as is befitting a fine European doublegun. The forend is comprised of a finely shaped beavertail forearm that fills the hand but retains a graceful line. This gun balances perfectly just forward of the hinge pin and weighs an even 7lbs. with its 27 ½” barrels. The blueing on the barrels is a solid 99% factory finish. There is nothing to want for this gun…it is near new in all aspects, has wonderful shooting dimensions with 14 ¾” LOP (see specs in tables below this paragraph), is choked well for upland game and sporting clays, and is very pleasing to the eye. Once you buy the gun there will be nothing else to do but to take her to the range or field and enjoy gunning with a fine shotgun. Best yet, it is priced very affordably for such a well-made, highly decorated gun from a well-respected Belgium maker. Don’t let this one get away, and thanks for looking!
Barrels
Barrel Length: 27 1/2"
Chokes: .024/ .029 Modified/Improved Modified
Bores: excellent
Bore Diameter: .728/ .727
Wall Thickness: .037/ .033
% Blue: 99%, factory
Chambers: 2 3/4"
Ribs: tight
Sights: Front gold bead
Action
Action: tight
Ejectors or Extractors: ejectors, timed, strong
Receiver Condition: 100%, coin
Screws: excellent
Engraving: 95%, clean, crisp
Trigger Type: Double, crisp
Trigger Guard Color: 99%, coin finish
Stock
Type: Round Pistol Grip/ Beavertail forend
LOP: 14 3/4"
LOP To End Of Wood: 13 7/8"
DAH: 2 7/8"
DAC: 1 1/2"
Cast: Heel 1/4"off, Toe 1/8"off
Checkering Condition: excellent
Butt Treatment: VFI leather covered pad
There is a 30 day mechanical warranty on this gun. Call us for full details, or to purchase #616-292-6240. If you have any questions please call or email us. Thanks! Vintage Firearms Inc
Payment Methods: Credit Card, Money Order, Certified Check, Personal Check, Wire Transfer (Advertised price reflects 3% cash discount. Actual price if paid by credit card is 3% higher.)
Inspection Period / Return Policy: Three Days from the date the item was received.
Sales Tax: Collected in AR, IL, KS, MI, PA, TN
Shipping & Insurance: Ground $110.00 within the continental U.S. Additional fees for HI & AK. We ship internationally with additional fees!
Item Condition: Used
Requires FFL?: Yes
PLEASE SEE MY OTHER FINE VINTAGE FIREARMS. Just open one of my ads and click on the line that says “see all items from this seller” and a very nice list of fine sporting and collectible arms will appear. We have many more sxs shotguns, o/u shotguns, rifles and handguns not yet listed, check back or email us for a preview. We are a Wilson Combat dealer! Thanks for looking!
We employ full time gunsmiths on premises and can perform alterations to suit your needs within a few weeks of purchase. Common requests are: -stock bending to suit your particular requirements -addition of any specified butt pad to increase length of pull -alteration of chokes to suit your shooting preferences -lengthening of chambers and forcing cones -darkening stock color with penetrating stains -restoring any part of the gun including rust blue, charcoal blue, bone and charcoal case color, wood restoration and checkering recuts. If you like one our guns but it needs "tweaked", let us know and we can quote you a time and price. Some enthusiasts like the guns "as found" and others want them "just so". We often list guns as found and let the particular buyer choose how they want their gun to fit or look.
SOLD
Curio/Relic: Yes
Shotgun Gauge: 12 Gauge