2258 SEMPERT & KRIEGHOFF MONACO II BEST SIDELOCK

Category Firearms & Military
Auction Currency USD
Start Price 3,000.00 USD
Estimated at 6,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD
SHOTGUN. Cal. 16 ga. 2 9/16". S# 9570. Bbls. 29 1/2" w/ steel bead & nitro proofs. Sidelock action has full coverage of arabesque scroll engraving. Features include double underlug & crossbolt locking w/ side clips & cocking indicators. Selective ejectors. Double triggers, front trigger is articulated. Ebony tipped splinter forearm & Monte Carlo cheekpiece pistol grip stock & horn grip cap. LOP: 13 5/16" over grooved horn buttplate. DAC: 1 5/8". Drop at Monte Carlo: 2 1/4". DAH: 3 3/8". Bore diameter: R .670 L .669. Choke constriction: R .028 L .045. Minimum wall thickness: R .031 L .030. WEIGHT: 6 lbs, 14.2 oz. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: leather covered case w/ green fitted interior has added Sempert & Krieghoff label. Case contains 2 piece cleaning rod, snap caps, brass accessory bottle, oil bottle & cleaning accessories. Also included is a Sempert & Krieghoff catalogue reprint. Copy of "The Journal of the German Gun Collectors Association" no. 14 summer 2002 w/ an article titled "Krieghoff Guns, Now And Then". CONDITION: bbls. retain 95% blue. Action finish has faded to gray. Stocks have good finish & checkering showing a few small marks. Action is tight & on face w/ top lever sitting at center. Very good bright bores. (24-2172/DS). CURIO. $6,000-10,000.