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The gun appears to have been very little used
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An unusual 12-bore (2¾in) self-cocking double barrelled hammer ejector gun by Armi Famars, No. 31974
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An unusual 12-bore (2¾in) self-cocking double barrelled hammer ejector gun by Armi Famars, No. 31974
The toplever self-cocking action with automatic ejectors and safety mechanism, rebounding sidelocks with elongated C-scroll hammers, flattened percussion fences, articulated front trigger, rolled-edge triggerguard, best foliate-scroll engraving with gold-inlaid borderwork, the maker's name and serial number similarly gold-inlaid, bright cyanide-hardened finish overall, the triggerplate signed 'PASOLINI-INC', well-figured stock, the browned chopper-lump barrels with game-rib and gold-inlaid breech-ends
Weight 6lb. 12½oz., 14½in. stock, 27in. barrels, approx. cyl. & ¼ choke, 2¾in. chambers, nitro proof
The toplever self-cocking action with automatic ejectors and safety mechanism, rebounding sidelocks with elongated C-scroll hammers, flattened percussion fences, articulated front trigger, rolled-edge triggerguard, best foliate-scroll engraving with gold-inlaid borderwork, the maker's name and serial number similarly gold-inlaid, bright cyanide-hardened finish overall, the triggerplate signed 'PASOLINI-INC', well-figured stock, the browned chopper-lump barrels with game-rib and gold-inlaid breech-ends
Weight 6lb. 12½oz., 14½in. stock, 27in. barrels, approx. cyl. & ¼ choke, 2¾in. chambers, nitro proof