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Piotti King 20 Gauge - EXTRA LIGHT, EXHIBITION WOOD, vintage firearms inc
Guns International #: 102311653 Seller's Inventory #:
Category: Piotti Shotguns - Shotguns - European Double
Seller's Information
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Seller: Vintage Firearms, Inc
Company: Vintage Firearms, Inc.
Member Since: 5/19/07
First Name: jay
Last Name: shachter
State: Michigan
Zip: 49546
Country: United States
Phone: (616) 292-6240
Phone2: (616) 608-4337
Fax: (616) 608-4701
Platinum Seller
Number of Active Listings: 226
Total Number of Listings: 5836
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: Piotti, Year 1990, 20 Gauge, 5 lb 13oz, Chokes IC/LM, LOP 14 7/8", DAH 2 1/8", DAC 1 1/2"
Serial Number: 8891
Piotti shotguns are considered Italian "BEST" guns and are equal to any double guns made in the world. Created on a full sidelock Holland style action, engraved by Italy's best, and displaying all the “BEST GUN” features including being stocked to the fences, chopper lump barrels, intercepting sears, cocking indicators, articulated front trigger, rolled edge trigger guard, file cut rib, hand-fit, hand checkered, hand engraved, built with the finest modern steel. This Piotti King, sn8891 built in 1991, displays all of the above features PLUS OVER $26,600 OF SPECIAL-ORDER OPTIONS IF PURCHASE NEW TODAY. The base price of a Piotti King today is $46,000. The 2023 price list shows the cost of the extra-order features found on this gun as:
-20ga. …................................................... $1860 -case color …................................... $2775
-Purdey style engraving …....................... $10215 -articulated front trigger ................. $650
-diamond shaped wrist ............................. $600 -gold crest in forearm ...................... $1375
-gold oval without initials ........................ $800 -Exhibition turkish walnut .............. $3000
-lightweight gun ...................................... $3080 -Piotti leather case ........................... $2275
Retail price to duplicate this gun…$72,630! Examine the photos…this is clearly an exceptional example visually, with the finest wood you could find, engraving hand-chiseled by world-renowned Italian engraver Granetti, deep bone and charcoal case color, Piotti’s Gold Crest in the forearm, blank gold stock shield, and a pigskin covered pad that gives the perfect amount of slip for your gun mount and the perfect amount of stick once mounted. What you can’t see in the photos is the dynamic handling characteristics. Most all Piotti King small gauge guns you see weigh between 6 1/4lbs. and 6 3/4lbs. This gun was specially ordered as a lightweight gun and tips the scales at 5lbs. 13oz. balancing perfectly 1/8” forward of the hinge pin. Housed in the factory Piotti leather case, and offered at a fraction of the cost of buying a new one, ready for delivery next week, not next year! Any seasoned upland hunter recognizes the value of a properly balanced, ultralight shotgun while walking miles over hill and dale. You simply cannot compare this gun to the typical Piotti you see offered for sale in today’s marketplace. This gun has it all. Don’t hesitate or she will be gone, and at our offered price, this is a serious investment vehicle for your hard-earned money. It will only appreciate in value as you enjoy its use. SEE SPECIFICATIONS BELOW. Thanks for looking!
BARRELS
Barrel Length: 27"
Chokes: .009/.014 IC/LM
Bores: mirror
Bore Diameter: .625/.624
Wall Thickness: .036/.036
% Blue: 99% factory
Chambers: 2 3/4"
Ribs: file cut concave; tight
Sights: Brass front
ACTION
Action: tight, Right of Center
Ejectors or Extractors: Strong ejectors, well-timed
Receiver Condition: 99% factory case color
Screws: perfect
Engraving: Purdey style rose and scroll by Granetti
Trigger Type: double, crisp; articulated front
Trigger Guard Color: 99% blue
STOCK
Type: English/splinter forend; exhibition Turkish; diamond wrist
LOP: 14 7/8"
LOP To End Of Wood: 14 1/4"
DAH: 2 1/8"
DAC: 1 1/2"
Cast: Heel 1/8" off, Toe 1/4" off
Checkering Condition: perfect
Butt Treatment: premium leather covered pad, 5/8" thick
INQUIRIES
There is a 30 day mechanical warranty on long guns. If it is a "VFI Certified" gun there is a 90 day mechanical warranty. 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 AND SHIPPING
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 CO, FL, MI
Shipping & Insurance: Ground $435.00* within the continental U.S. Additional fees for HI & AK. We ship internationally with additional fees! (*NOTE that most all of this is INSURANCE. If you have your own, we could arrange your insurance covering it.)
Item Condition: Used
Requires FFL?: Yes
OTHER
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
Shotgun Gauge: 20 Gauge