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Abbiatico & Salvinelli |
Excalibur Express BL Round, |
.243 Win. |
$19,950 |
| Special Order Double Rifle |
| 24 1/4" O/U barrels with smooth flat rib rising to front sight base at muzzle |
| and to quarter rib with 1 standing and 1 folding gold-lined express sights |
| and with claw mount bases at rear. Highly figured European walnut stocks |
| with schnabel-tipped, Deeley-release field forend, fine borderless point- |
| pattern basket-weave checkering, steel-capped pistol grip, long-tang |
| triggerguard, beaded pancake cheekpiece, classic comb, and maker's thin red |
| rubber recoil pad. Casehardened, detachable trigger-group action with |
| single trigger, manual top tang safety, hold-open toplever, and extensive |
| smooth gold inlaid borderline work. Kahles 2 - 7x36mm matte-finish scope |
| with fine duplex reticle on quick-detachable claw mounts. Pull: 14 1/8". |
| Weights: 7lbs, 6oz with iron sights; 8lbs, 6oz with scope. Built 2006. Tight |
| and with excellent bores. In maker's leather-trimmed hard case and with |
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| Beretta |
Model 455-EELL Pinless, |
.470 Nitro Express |
$58,995 |
| Hand-Detachable, Sidelock
Ejector Double Rifle |
| 25 1/4" SxS chopper-lump barrels of Bohler Antinit steel with ramped |
| beaded-blade front sight, smooth concave rib, matted quarter rib with 1 |
| standing and 1 folding gold-inlaid express sights engraved for 50 & 100 |
| yards. Highly figured European walnut stocks with lever-release splinter |
| forend, trapdoor steel pistol grip cap, classic point-pattern checkering, |
| classic comb, beaded pancake cheekpiece, engraved steel trap under toe for |
| two spare cartridges, and solid brown Old English recoil pad. Coin-finished, |
| bolstered, extended-bar, back-action, hand-detachable, internal-pin, sidelock |
| action with intercepting sears, automatic ejectors, bushed firing pins, |
| double Purdey underbites, concealed third fastener, articulated front trigger, |
| beaded-edge triggerguard, bolted manual top tang safety, long top tang |
| extending over comb, and long bottom tang extending to grip cap. Fully |
| engraved by Claudio Tomasoni with bulino scenes of hostile rhino on left, |
| cape buffalo bull on right, angry bull elephant underneath, and lion on |
| toplever, the remaining bright metalwork covered with deeper-cut foliate |
| scroll. Pull: 14 7/8". Castoff: a trace. Weight: 11lbs, 12oz. Built 1996. Very |
| little used. Retaining 99%+ barrel blue. Tight on the face, and with excellent |
| bores. In maker's leather-trimmed hard case. |
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| Fausti |
Hammer Sidelock Double Rifle |
.243 Winchester |
$11,975 |
| 23 1/2 (60cm) SxS barrels with continuous top rib rising at the muzzle for a |
| bright orange fibreoptic sight, lowering to smooth concave, then rising |
| again to a matted quarter rib and one bright-enamel inlaid steel express |
| sight. 13 7/8"pull from font trigger to thin unbranded black rubber recoil pad. |
| Fully figured European walnut stocks with Anson-release schnabel-tipped |
| beavertail forend, fine classic point-pattern checkering, steel-capped pistol |
| grip, classic comb, and beaded pancake cheekpiece. Pinless, casehardened, |
| bar-action sidelock scroll engraved by Muffolini, with sculptured fences, |
| exposed rebounding hammers, pierced toplever and long-tang triggerguard. |
| Maker's name and logo in gold on underside. Weight: 6lbs, 14 3/4oz with |
| iron sights. Rib incorporates two barely discernable removable blanking |
| plates that can be switched out for an inconspicuous rail-base for the |
| makers' quick-detachable scope mount, with 30mm rings. Built 2019, |
| retaining virtual all its original metal finishes, but with some light handling |
| marks on the wood. In maker's leather-covered hard case with soft |
| component-sleeves, manual and test target. |
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Johan Fanzoj,
Ferlach |
Dual-Calibre, Hand-Detachable |
5.6x50R & 7x75R |
$16,450 |
| 25" O/U barrels, the bottom, round; the top, flat-sided; with full integral |
| matted rib, raised at the muzzle for beaded blade front sight and at the rear |
| as a quarter rib with one standing sight and claw mount bases; J. Fanzoj - |
| Ferlach inlaid in gold. 14 3/8" pull from front single-set trigger to Pachmayr |
| recoil pad. Fully figured European walnut stocks with Deeley-release |
| splinter forend, horn-capped pistol grip, Bavarian cheekpiece, oakleaf and |
| fishscale "checkering", teardrops, sling swivels, and long-tang horn |
| triggerguard. Fully acanthus-scroll-engraved, gray-etched action with |
| concealed-release hand-detachable back-action sidelocks, intercepting |
| sears, gold-washed lock parts, double Purdey underbolts and double |
| Kersten locks, the top firing pin bushed, cocking indicators, manual top |
| tang safety, and twin
checkered single-set triggers. Zeiss Diavari 1.5-6x scope |
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with 4A duplex reticle on quick-detachable claw mounts. Weights: 7lbs, 7oz open |
| sighted; 8lbs, 11oz scoped. Built 1971. 99% blue. In leather case. |
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| Holland & Holland |
Royal Deluxe Sidelock Ejector |
.458 Win. Mag. |
$69,750 |
| 24" Side-by-side chopper-lump barrels with reinforced muzzle, ramp |
| mounted bead front sight and large folding moon sight, matted quarter rib |
| with one standing and one folding silver-lined express sight engraved for |
| 100 and 200 yards, lugged sling swivel and Holland quick detachable scope |
| bases. 14"pull to solid red Silvers-type recoil pad. 1/4" Cast-off. Figured |
| walnut stock with checkered pistol grip, checkered Anson-release splinter |
| forend, engraved trapdoor grip cap containing spare front sight bead, solid |
| red Silvers recoil pad, stud with 7/8" swivel, gold oval engraved L.P.H., and |
| teardrops. Bolstered action with hand-detachable sidelocks, gold-line |
| cocking indicators, concealed third fastener, bushed firing pins with |
| retaining setscrews, top tang extended over comb, beaded-edge trigger |
| guard with bottom tang extended to grip cap and serial number inlaid in |
| gold, checkered articulated front trigger. Casehardened action engraved |
| with glaring Cape Buffalo on left, bull elephant on right and growling male |
| lion on underside surrounded by bold, acanthus leaf scroll and with |
| chiseled relief acanthus fences, and signed by Ken E. Preater. Zeiss Diavari- |
| ZA 1.5-6x42 T* scope with #4 duplex reticle on Holland & Holland quick- |
| detachable mount, numbered to the gun. Weight: 10lbs with iron sights; |
| 11lbs, 9oz with scope and mount. In maker's oak and leather case with green |
| baize interior, period trade label, nickel-plated accessories, cleaning rod, and |
| 3 turnscrews marked HOLLAND & HOLLAND. London proofed in 1978. |
| Extremely fine condition and appears unfired. Barrels retain virtually all of |
| their original blue. Receiver retains virtually all of its original strong dark |
| case colors. Stock and forend are sound with crisp checkering, a couple tiny |
| handling marks, and retain its fine hand-rubbed oil finish. Scope is clear and |
| bright. Mechanics are crisp with automatic safety, tight action, strong |
| ejectors and bright shiny bores. From the Robert Peterson collection; with |
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| Holland & Holland |
Royal Sidelock Ejector |
.500-465 |
$64,950 |
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Double Rifle |
Nitro Express |
| 24" SxS chopper-lump barrels with ramp front sight and fold-over twilight |
| bead, smooth swamped rib, sling swivel, raised flat matted quarter rib with 1 |
| standing and two folding express sights regulated for 100, 200 & 300 yards. |
| Fully figured European walnut stocks with Anson-pushbutton-release |
| splinter forend, classic point-pattern checkering, teardrops, engraved steel |
| trapdoor pistol grip cap containing spare front sight, beaded pancake |
| cheekpiece, gold oval bearing the script initials DVB, rear swivel and Silvers |
| solid red recoil pad. Bolstered, hand-detachable, back-action sidelock with |
| intercepting sears, gold-line cocking indicators, automatic ejectors, |
| concealed third fastener, bushed firing pins with retaining setscrews, |
| manual top tang safety, articulated and checkered front trigger, beaded-edge |
| triggerguard bow, and extended tangs---the bottom to the grip cap and the |
| top over the comb. Classic Holland & Holland scroll engraving covering the |
| coin-finished receiver. SAFE inlaid in gold. Pull: 14". Weight: 9lbs, 9oz. |
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Built late 1950's. Tight, with excellent bores and strong ejectors in perfect time. |
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In maker's brass-cornered oak & leather trunk case with heavy canvas overcase |
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with snap caps, oil bottle, cleaning rod & tips, two turnscrews, striker bottle with |
| spare strikers, firing-pin bushing wrench, and sling. |
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| Holland & Holland |
Royal Sidelock Ejector |
.375 H&H
Mag. |
$54,950 |
| 26" SxS chopper-lump barrels with ramp front sight and twilight bead, |
| smooth concave rib, sling swivel, raised matted quarter rib, 1 standing and 1 |
| folding express sight engraved for 50/200 and 300 yards. 13 7/8" pull from |
| matted and articulated front trigger to leather-covered recoil pad. Fully |
| figured European walnut stocks with Anson-release splinter forend, classic |
| point-pattern checkering, teardrops, steel trapdoor pistol grip cap, classic |
| comb, beaded pancake cheekpiece, vacant gold initial oval and rear swivel. |
| Bolstered frame with hand-detachable back-action sidelocks, gold-line |
| cocking indicators, intercepting sears, automatic ejectors, concealed third |
| fastener, bushed firing pins, automatic top tang safety with SAFE inlaid in |
| gold, long tang beaded-edge triggerguard and long top tang extending over |
| comb. Weight: 9lbs 11oz. Built 1923. Retaining 100% proper London reblack |
| and 40% original casehardening colors. Tight, and with very fine bores. |
| Later-build English oak & leather trunk case with maker's label and cleaning |
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| Krieghoff |
Classic, Two Barrel Set |
8x57JRS & 20ga,
3" |
$11,995 |
| 23 1/2" SxS double rifle barrels with smooth swamped rib, fluorescent front |
| sight, raised matted quarter rib with one silhouetted & fluorescent standing |
| express sight, and swivel stud. 28" SxS shotgun barrels with flat matted rib, |
| and swivel stud choked about improved modified and full. (.022" |
| constriction in the right and .028" constriction in the left.) Lightly figured |
| walnut stocks with two Deeley-release schnabel forends, pistol grip, classic |
| point-pattern checkering, adjustable comb, beaded cheekpiece, rear swivel |
| stud, and thin black Decelerator recoil pad. Light scroll engraved, French |
| gray, cocking/de-cocking action with double triggers. Leupold Vari-X III 1.5- |
| 5x20mm matte-finish scope with fine duplex reticle on Eramatic H7 quick- |
| detachable mount. Pull: 13 5/8". Weights: 9lbs, 6oz as a scoped double rifle; |
| 7lbs, 4oz as a shotgun. All in Krieghoff-branded aluminum Americase, with |
| manual. Built 2004. Very little used. |
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| Perugini & Visini |
Double Rifle |
.416 Remington |
$9,995 |
| 25 3/4" over & under barrels with ramp front sight, swivel base, hand-matted |
| quarter rib with 1 standing and 1 folding gold-lined express sights engraved |
| for 50 and 75 meters. Quick-detachable claw mount system, complete with |
| 1" rings. Figured European walnut stocks with schnabel-tipped Deeley- |
| release field forend, classic point-pattern checkering, pistol grip, classic |
| comb, beaded pancake cheekpiece, and black Decelerator recoil pad. Coin- |
| finished, detachable triggerplate action with double triggers, hold-open |
| toplever, automatic ejectors and manual top tang safety. Border scroll |
| engraved by Claudio Tomasoni and with a finely-done bulino elephant on |
| the underside. Pull: 14 1/4". Weight: 10lbs, 11oz. Built 2004. Lightly used. |
| Tight. Excellent bores. In leather trunk case with maker's label, fine Italian |
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Perugini
& Visini |
Boxlock
Double Rifle & |
9.3x74R
& 20ga, |
$18,975 |
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23 3/4"
SxS dovetail-lump rifle barrels with ramp front sight, matted quarter
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rib, I
standing gold-lined express sight engraved for 50 meters, hand- |
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removable extractor and Kahles 1.1-4.5x20mm scope with fine pointed-post
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and
crossbars reticle on quick-detachable claw mounts. 28" SxS monoblock
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shotgun
barrels with flat matted rib, 3" chambers, choked modified & full.
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Fully
figured walnut stock with lever-release splinter forend, steel capped
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pistol
grip, beaded pancake cheekpiece, flat sidepanels, extended upper and
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lower
tangs, beaded-edge triggerguard, classic point pattern checkering, no
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swivels
and with smooth solid red recoil pad. Scalloped-edge, reinforced,
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casecolorhardened receiver with manual top tang safety, articulated front
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trigger,
borderline engraving and with fine growling lion on underside by
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Claudio
Tomasoni. Pull: 14 3/8". Drop: 1 3/8" - 2 1/4". No cast. Weight: 7lbs
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as a
shotgun; 8lbs, 5oz as a plain rifle; 9lbs, 5oz as a scoped rifle. In makers
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leather-cornered canvas-covered hard case with canvas overcase. Built 1997 |
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and with
shotgun barrels added by the maker in 2001. 99%+blue. 90% |
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casecolors. Tight, and with excellent bores. |
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| Johann Springer |
Sidelock Ejector Double Rifle |
9.3x74R |
$14,975 |
| 25 3/4" O/U solid-matted-rib barrels of Poldi Anticorro steel with fine |
| beaded-blade front sight, solid standing rear sight and sling swivel. Stocks |
| of highly figured European walnut with three-piece Deeley-release field |
| forend, horn capped pistol grip, classic point-pattern checkering with |
| mullered borders, beaded pancake cheekpiece, rear sling swivel and vintage |
| red rubber recoil pad. Casehardened, bolstered sidelock action, fully scroll |
| engraved and with foliate accents by Springer's master engraver Matzinger, |
| with double underbites and double Kersten locks, single-set front trigger, |
| intercepting sears, bushed firing pins with double setscrews, automatic |
| ejectors, gold-plated internals, extended bottom tang, and automatic top |
| tang safety with SICHER inlaid in gold. Carl Zeiss Zielvier scope with bold |
| duplex reticle, engraved "Joh Springer's Erben Wein" on quick-detachable |
| tunnel claw mounts with windage adjustment. Pull: 14 1/8". Weight: 9lbs, |
| 14oz scoped; 8lbs, 12oz without. Built 1941. Eagle/N nitro proofs. No.2 of a |
| one-time pair and with components so marked in gold. Tight, with excellent |
| bores, and retaining 99%+ original casehardening colors. In leather |
| takedown double case with brass fittings, Springer interior label, and heavy |
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One cannot build a double rifle, using sophisticated mass-production machinery with
barrels perfectly parallel and expect both barrels to shoot to a common point of impact.
While the bullet is traveling down the right barrel (of a side-by-side double rifle) the
rifle will be pushed up and to the right, throwing the bullet up and to the right when it
exits the muzzle. While the bullet is traveling down the left barrel, the rifle will be
pushed up and to the left, throwing the bullet up and to the left when it exits the
muzzle. To compensate for the movement of a double rifle while bullets are
traveling down
the barrels, it must be built with the barrels converging towards the muzzle (by a
mysterious amount). Because different powder charges, bullet weights, rifle weights,
shooter body weights, ambient temperatures, etc., all effect the way a rifle moves under
recoil, the only way to balance these factors is by trial and error. This process is
called regulation.
The goal of regulation is to make the rifle shoot both barrels to a common point of
impact at a range appropriate for the calibre.
One can proceed generally in either of two ways: adjusting the relative position of the
barrels or adjusting the load. If one has a fixed load in mind, the former method must be
used. It involves repetitive unsoldering and resoldering the barrels until the required
convergence is achieved, then relaying the ribs and finally refinishing the barrels.
A simpler method is to vary the load. The longer the
time a bullet spends
traveling down
the barrel, the greater the force is exerted on the rifle to cause it to move while under
recoil. If bullets from the left and right barrels strike the target too far apart at
the desired range, and have crossed before they reach the target, the velocity is too
great. The bullet weight must therefore be increased or the powder charge decreased. If
bullets from the left and right barrels strike the target at the desired range too far
apart, but have not crossed before they reach the target, the velocity is too slow. The
bullet weight must therefore be decreased or the powder charge increased.
The construction of an effective double rifle is the apogee of the gunmaker's art. If,
however, one comes into possession of a double rifle for which the original load is
unknown, one can often make it shoot well by adjusting the load to the rifle.
