Product Details
ABBIATICO & SALVINELLI
A VERY FINE MILANI AND GHIDINI-ENGRAVED 20-BORE 'PEGASUS' SINGLE-TRIGGER OVER AND UNDER PINLESS SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 1336,
29in. nitro chopperlump barrels with raised matt game rib and side-ribs, with border engraved details at the breech end, 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. 1/2 and 3/4 choke, hold-open toplever, manual safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, pinless lockplates, non-selective single trigger, rolled-edge triggerguard, the action and furniture very finely engraved with scrolling acanthus work interspersed with floral bouquets of English and Dog rose, the fore-end engraved en suite, the pinless lockplates exquisitely engraved in bulino style with a brace of partridge in flight and a brace of pheasant alighting, the underside with a solitary woodcock, all set in stylised landscapes, signed 'Milani', the triggerplate signed 'M. Ghidini', bright finish overall, 14 3/4in. highly-figured pistolgrip stock with engraved steel pistolgrip-cap, schnabel fore-end, weight 6lb. 7oz., in its lightweight leather Nizzoli guncase
Estimate £12,000-16,000
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