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F.lli. Rizzini Shotguns

KATSENES EROS GRADE" BLE--12GA SxS

Description:
HIGH QUALITY ITALIAN "BOXLOCK EJECTOR" 12GA SxS EUROPEAN BOX PIGEON GUN BY: "KATSENES" OF LONDON GUNS SANTA MONICA , CA (1968-1982) , MARKED: "EROS GRADE" , PHIL KATSENES (aka. PHIL BROWN) WAS VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN THE DISCOVERY OF FINE ITALIAN SHOTGUN MAKERS IN THE 1970's , ie: BERTUZZI , BESCHI , RIZZINI , PIOTTI , A&S FAMARS etc. , IN THERE EARLY YEARS BEFORE THEY HAD A MARKET HERE IN THE USA. PHIL HAD THEM "PRIVATE LABEL" GUNS FOR SALE AT HIS "LONDON GUNS" STORE , THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THOSE PRIVATE LABEL GUNS , 

CASECOLORED BOXLOCK EJECTOR 12GA SxS , 27 5/8" Bbl's with a "HAND FILED" TAPERED VENT RIB , choked: MOD/FULL , VERY FINE FULL COVERAGE ROSE & SCROLL ENGRAVING ,  HIGH QUALITY ENGLISH WALNUT STOCK CARMEL COLORED W/BLACK STREAKS , PISTOL GRIP STOCK HAS AN ENGRAVED GRIP CAP , SMALL BEAVERTAIL FOREND , (see stock dem's below) , FINISHED IN A HAND RUBBED OIL FINISH , 
I HAVE OWNED THIS GUN SINCE IT WAS IMPORTED BY PHIL AND HAVE HAD IT IDENTIFIED AS A EARLY PIOTTI BSEE OR A EARLY RIZZINI LUSSO , !!! PLEASE NOTE : THE RECEIVER SCULPTURING IS IDENTICAL TO A PIOTTI PIUMA BSEE , WHATEVER IT IS REFLECTS QUALITY CRAFTMANSHIP !! PRICE REDUCED !!!

Curio/Relic: Yes
Shotgun Gauge: 12 Gauge
Manufacturer: Katsenes (by: Piotti ?)
Model: EROS GRADE
Barrel Length: 27 5/8
Bore Info: 12GA
Chambers: 2 3/4
Ejectors: Auto : Timed
Metal Condition: 100%
Wood Condition: 98%
Bore Condition: Mirror
Barrels: wt:1400 KG. , bores: 18.5/18.5
Action: Boxlock-Ejector
Triggers: Single (non-selective)
Stock: English Walnut
Stock Comb: 1 3/8
Stock Heel: 1 3/4
Fore End: Beaver-Tail
Butt Pad: Red Decelerator (Pachmayr)
LOP: 14 3/4
Rib: Vent-Rib
Finish: Wood: Hand rubbed oil
Weight: 7lbs 8oz
Sights: Ivory
Manufacture Date: 1972
Choke Left: Full
Choke Right: Modified
Engraving: Rose & Scroll (full coverage)
Case: Toe-under Leather Trunk w/cover

Price: $3,595.00