£1,499.99
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29 ½” (750mm) Full Choked barrels with standard 2 ¾” (70mm) chambers and a ¼” (6mm) Ventilated Top Rib. File cut and fitted with a double white sighting beads. Right barrel stamped with Made in Belgium for Continental Arms Corporation N.Y. The left detailed Centaure Liege – Nitro Proof – Imperial Crown Grade. Overall the gun measures 47” (1195mm) with a stock pull length of 14 3/8” (365mm). Weight 7 Lbs 13 oz (3.544 Kg).
Single Selective Trigger Box Lock Ejector Action with the Barrel selector rocker switch positioned to the rear of the trigger. Given both barrels have the same choke it begs the question of why but it is what it is. Most likely, given the best model available, it was down to someone specifying tight chokes in both tubes when being made.
Very little evidence to suggest much use at all so far. Top lever is still off set right so still has to ‘settle in’ to the central position. Fine 24 line per inch Hand Cut Chequering still clean, crisp and sharp to the touch. A Gold Inlay Imperial Crown to the top lever sat above the Bright Finished Scallop Backed Action. That enhanced with Hand Cut Scroll Work Engraving to the shoulders and main frame. Plus depictions of a Dog on point to Game Birds on each side and a rising Duck to the bottom.
Excellent wood to metal finish to the Highly Decorative Walnut Stock. That with a Very Unusual ‘rainbow’ like Grain pattern.
A VERY SOLIDLY made gun but with ‘Fine / Petite’ Proportions. You do not need a big hand to have a Very comfortable grip. Un-used inlayed flush Shield shape initials escutcheon to the bottom of the stock too.
Research on line sees lower grade examples selling regularly in the US for 3 – 4000$. Given guns (along with most other stuff) sells considerably cheaper over there this will very likely end up exported.
