Help ID'ing an Enrico Salvinelli

[ibloom]

OK, after getting home from babysitting the nephews and looking at my post from my home computer, i realizedits pretty vague and, well, crappy... so i took a few more pics. unfortunately they're still not great quality but i cant find my camera so had to use the BB again...
Hey guys and gals, I'm hoping for some help in getting some more info on this SxS shotgun I bought a little while ago. Can't seem to find much on the web.

28in bbl, weighs about 7.5lbs judging by my super accurate method of holding it in my hand and guessing....
The pictures were just quickly taken with the blackberry, and it wasn't until posting them here that I noticed how crappy they are, sorry. I'll get some more, and better ones tonight when I get home...

cheers
i.

 

[Sharptail]

iBloom, the Italian gun manufacturing industry around Gardone is full of Salvinellis, the most respected of the bunch is Remo Salvinelli of FAMARS. Today there is also Armi Salvinelli which is comprised of 3 brothers. One of them might be Enrico or a relative, I don't know, but it might be worth contacting them to find out.

Manifat. Reunite Armi translates to something like "Collaborative Gun Manufacturers" and is suggestive of a Guild manufacturing shop, sharing space with a number of craftsmen.

Among the proof marks there should be a 2 digit Roman numeral stamp. This would be the date code, and if you can find it we can translate it.

Is the gun a boxlock or a sidelock? Can you relate other details of the gun such as weight and barrel length? It looks like it might be an interesting piece.



Sharptail