£899.99
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12 Gauge Side by Side Shotgun from Merkel in Germany. 26” (660mm) FIXED Choke Barrels at ½ and ¾ restriction and 2 ¾” (70mm) Chambers. As such quite unusual for an older Side by Side. Finished with a lightly Concave Matt / Milled Finish sighting rib and single front bead. Stock is almost straight so may well easily shoot from either shoulder and detail as Ambidextrous. It is also a LONG 15 1/8” (385mm) pull including the 1” (25mm) Buffalo Horn Extension. It should work well for the taller examples of the species amongst us. Overall the gun finishes 43 ¼” (1098mm) long and weighs in at ¼ oz over a straight 7 lbs dead (3.184 Kg).
As said, this IS an older example but also at a seriously older price, especially for a Ridiculously well-made gun. They are generally regarded as the best things Germany produce from a main stream manufacturer. 3 point Lock up to the Action with 2 in line and a Cross Bolt anchoring the Top. The Clipped Shoulders to the Action Face are yet another sign to the TOP quality design and Gunsmithing. Double Scallop Backed with Light, Minimalistic Engraving. It takes another level of skill all together to marry a set of barrels to Three faces at once as opposed to a single flat surface. Quite often each internal part is actually individually number matched to the gun too. The stock would need to come off to check but they usually are. Yet another detail and sign of just how high a quality these guns get built to.
Straight Hand Stock with an even straighter and Strong Straight Grain. Admittedly the barrel finish is beginning to show signs of wear but purely the Blueing so just cosmetics. Still perfectly good to use and should remain so for many years with reasonable care.
