Fine Modern & Antique Arms - March 2023 : Sale A0323 Lot 1416
AYA A SCARCE 12-BORE CENTENARY SINGLE-TRIGGER HAND-DETACHABLE SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 160-15,

Product Details

** AYA
A UNIQUE 12-BORE 'CENTENARY' SINGLE-TRIGGER HAND-DETACHABLE SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 160-15,
for 2015, full Spanish code 16-03-160-15, 32in. nitro chopperlump barrels (high performance steel proofed, swaged chokes), the rib engraved 'AYA - AGUIRRE Y ARANZABAL - MADE IN SPAIN', 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. 1/2 choke in both, the toplever with gilt AYA trademark, automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, removable striker discs, hand-detachable lockplates, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, 'custom Centenary' bold acanthus scrollwork on a matted background, with scrolling banners to the sides engraved 'CENTENARY 1915 - 2015', the triggerguard with the model designation in gilt, the triggerguard tang numbered '36 / 300', 14 3/8in. well-figured pistolgrip stock including 1/2in. recoil pad, weight 7lb. 5oz., with a canvas and leather slip

Provenance: We have been kindly supplied the following information by the makers:

"I am pleased to confirm that the AYA 'Centenary' shotgun with serial number 16-03-160-15 is indeed unique, in that it is the only single gun that AYA made with these specifications, namely 32" barrels, single trigger and pistol grip stock. The idea was to create the ideal high-pheasant gun"

** Please note this item is subject to 20% VAT on the hammer price (UK Buyers only). Imported from the European Union, EU RGR Eligible

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Estimate £6,000-8,000

S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act