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Exposed Hammer German SxS Shotgun, by Grundig

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Firearms & Armory Start Price:1,250.00 USD Estimated At:2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD
Exposed Hammer German SxS Shotgun, by Grundig
Auction Location:

16600 Aston Street
Irvine, CA 92606
Exposed Hammer German Side-by-Side Shotgun, by C. Grundig, Dresden, #13979, 20 ga., 29'' matte rib barrels with gold bands at breech and top of rib marked ''C. Grundig Kgl. Sachs. Hofbuchsenmacher, Dresden''. Frame and backlock neatly engraved in game scenes with circumference behind hammers marked ''C. Grundig, Dresden'' in gold. Checkered round knob cheekpiece walnut stock with splinter type forend, with horn-tipped Schnaubel. Small nickel silver ovoid plaque with swastika marked ''Hermann Goring'' to lower portion of buttstock just behind sling swivel eyelets. Ca. late 19th to early 20th Century. Condition is very good with moderate thinning and toning to blue finish on barrels, as well as toning to bright portions of frame and backlock. Stock shows moderate flattening to checkers and small fractures from shrinkage. Action remains tight, bores are bright. Est.: $2,500-$3,500. (Antique)