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Unique Austrian Marholdt-Peterlongo Scoped Combination Rifle/ Shotgun

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Firearms & Armory Start Price:2,500.00 USD Estimated At:5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD
Unique Austrian Marholdt-Peterlongo Scoped Combination Rifle/ Shotgun
Founded in 1857, the arms works of Johann Peterlongo would remain active through both World Wars and into the 1970s. Raised bead front and folding leaf rear sights, with an Austrian Kahles Helia-Super 2.5-7x claw mount scope at the rear of the barrel, which has a textured rib and scroll engraving on the scope blocks and around the breech. Configuration is 20 gauge 3" shotgun over a 350 Rem. Mag. caliber rifle barrel, with a 22 RF caliber rifled barrel offset to the right. The frame is all but covered in scrollwork, with banners reading "MARHOLDT-PETERLONGO" on the left and "INNSBRUCK-TYROL" on the right, with gold washed triggers, adjustable front trigger, cocking lever running along the left side of the trigger guard and the break lever and safety on the upper tang. Trigger guard is finished in blue, with engraving and gold "CC/ C" on the underside. Fancy walnut pistol grip stock, with a horn forearm tip, fish scale checkering on the underside of the beavertail forearm and sides of the grip, floral accents, a horn grip cap which runs along the bottom to the sling swivel, raised comb, right handed shadow-line cheekpiece and a Pachmayr Presentation model recoil pad.
BBL: 22 1/2 inch solid rib
Stock: walnut
Gauge: 20/35/22
Finish: blue/ satin
Grips:
Serial Number: 31652


Excellent, with 98% plus of the original blue finish, showing a few minor handling marks overall. One or two dark spots are visible on the frame, which is finely engraved. Stock is excellent, with some scratches and dents on the butt. Optics are crisp and clear, and the action is excellent. An extremely high quality, unique triple barrel combination gun.