Lot Essay
The guns appear to have been relatively little used
ANOTHER PROPERTY
A PAIR OF 12-BORE (2¾IN) 'MONTECARLO C' SINGLE-TRIGGER SIDELOCK EJECTOR GUNS BY PIOTTI, No. 7818/9, 'XXVI½ Model', hand-detachable lockplates, non-selective single-triggers with rolled-edge triggerguards, best bouquet and scroll engraving, the model designation gold-inlaid on the undersides of the action-bodies, bright cyanide-hardened finish overall, the triggerplates signed 'A PIOTTI', well-figured stocks with semi-pistolgrips, the chopper-lump barrels with game-ribs
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A PAIR OF 12-BORE (2¾IN) 'MONTECARLO C' SINGLE-TRIGGER SIDELOCK EJECTOR GUNS BY PIOTTI, No. 7818/9, 'XXVI½ Model', hand-detachable lockplates, non-selective single-triggers with rolled-edge triggerguards, best bouquet and scroll engraving, the model designation gold-inlaid on the undersides of the action-bodies, bright cyanide-hardened finish overall, the triggerplates signed 'A PIOTTI', well-figured stocks with semi-pistolgrips, the chopper-lump barrels with game-ribs
Weight 6lb. 8oz., 14½in. stocks, 26½in. barrels, choke approx. ½ & ¼ reversed (No. 1) and ¼ & ½ (No. 2), 2¾in. chambers, nitro proof
In their leather case
Weight 6lb. 8oz., 14½in. stocks, 26½in. barrels, choke approx. ½ & ¼ reversed (No. 1) and ¼ & ½ (No. 2), 2¾in. chambers, nitro proof
In their leather case