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Borovnik Best Quality Sidelock Ejector Double Rifle, 9.3x74r -- cased, Mint
Guns International #: 102583839 Seller's Inventory #: 23-027
Category: Rifles - African Dangerous Game Safari Double - Rifles - German & Austrian Sporting
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 ** BOROVNIK Best Quality SLE SXS Double Rifle, 9.3X74R – cased, Mint
Description:
LUDWIG BOROVNIK’S BEST QUALITY SIDE LOCK EJECTOR SXS DOUBLE RIFLE 9.3X74R, ca. 1980.
Ludwig Borovnik, Bahnhofstraße 7 | 9170 Ferlach | Austria, is a world-renown gunmaker and one that is arguably the finest of that fraternity of best makers in Ferlach, a mecca of the best gun and rifle makers in Europe.
This classic double rifle has 24” ejector barrels (automatic ejectors) made from high tensile Böhler special steel with Borovnik proofs, fitted with a ramp front and express rib rear sight.
The action locks up with the tried and true Purdey double underlug system as well as the powerful and proven Greener crossbolt locking into the barrel’s rib extension.
The full seven-pin side locks, with cocking indicators, have the finest full coverage scroll hand engraving executed by a Master Engraver but as is the practice in Austria and Germany, the artisans do not sign their work. The meticulous engraving continues over the bolstered frame, the top and bottom of the receiver, the top tang, the checkered hold-open top lever, and the trigger bow. Just examine the incredible engraving and all the engraved screw heads. Notice also there are several engraved locking screws, a true sign of a hand-made gun.
The blued components are the barrels, the express rib, the sights, the action lever, the automatic safety, the trigger bow, the extended lower tang, and the sling swivels. In French coin finish are the sidelocks, the receiver, the top tang, and the Deeley & Edge forearm release. The double triggers are finished in gold -- the forward trigger is a set trigger.
The stock work is as amazing as the metal work. Made of 5X fancy English walnut, the stock with its classic comb, and matching forearm, are emblazoned with interlocking black and brown marble-cake grain, reminiscent of that found on Fabbri shotguns, and if that isn’t enough, the checkering was done by a master with fancy fish scale fully wrapping around the forearm by meeting at two points with carved leaf floral borders. The open pistol grip has a “chin strap” and is fitted with a horn cap with an engraved screw. The stock has a European or pancake cheekpiece with a sculptured shadow line and the forearm is shaped with a brilliantly-designed Schnabel tip. Measurements are 14 ½” length of pull from front trigger to checkered horn buttplate with 1 ½” drop at comb and 2 ½” drop at heel. Weight is 7 lbs.
Note: The rib is inscribed, “Rust Chasse Mulhouse” for the great Rust – Mulhouse annual Hunt, a competition between the two towns, Rust and Mulhouse, in France. The word chasse means hunt. Several rifles, the number is unknown, were bespoken from the maker, to accommodate the party for this annual hunt between two groups of wealthy aristocrats.
Condition: This rifle is near mint showing little use. It retains all the blue on the barrels and blued components and all the French coin finish on the frame and side locks. Wood and checkering look the way they left the maker in 1980. Bores are mint and the rifle remains mechanically perfect and still has original maker’s leather trunk case. A new one from Borovnik can be had today, with a two-year wait and cost of $47,856.00
Priced here to sell at $19,750.00
About the Maker: Earliest records show the Borovnik family started making guns in 1848. The Borovnik name became synonymous with the highest quality and this expertise was and has been handed down over generations transforming into an artisanship of the highest order and achieving worldwide fame for the Ferlach gunsmith trade. Hunting rifles from Ferlach have become known all over the world and Ferlach hunting rifles crafted by Ludwig Borovnik are unique and unmistakable in their elegance.
Borovnik rifles and guns have a loyal following and are renowned in distinguished hunting circles like the Rust-Chasse-Mulhouse who considered their rifles unrivalled. Today, the company’s vision on their states: “Expertise, experience and a passion for what we do, are the most valuable tools of our master gunsmiths. The art of the gunsmith combines rough forging and soldering with delicate metalworking, right down to a hundredth of a millimeter. As representatives of the age-old gunsmith trade, we strive to preserve traditions by creating works of art that leave their beholder speechless – today just as much as in the past.”
Seller is the author of The Rifleman’s Rifle (Winchester pre-64 Model 70s) and will furnish a Letter of Provenance that this gun is from his collection. Please check out author’s feedback on ebay under rcrwin70roger. 3-day non-firing inspection for full refund, shipping is $75 to buyer’s FFL, payment by MO, certified check , wire transfer or personal check with wait for validation. For questions, call Roger 808-989-1863 Hawaii time zone.
SOLD
Manufacturer: Borovnik
Model: Custom Sidelock