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Brno ZP-47 in 12 bore

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Well, I don't have it in hand yet but my Pieper 16 gauge has been completed. Just got some pics sent to me of the finished gun. Freshened wood, a pad added to solve a problem and ensure it's a comfortable gun to shoot, as this is a shooter, and new CCH. Can't wait to get it in hand and use it. Many thanks to Chris and Oskar.

For those interested the gun is a Pieper Bayard, Belgian made circa 1922, 29" barrels, slightly over 14" LOP with the new pad, chambered for 2 3/4" with Modified and Full chokes.







 
Before picture Parker vh 16g

This is the BEFORE picture of a Parker vh 16 gauge I just purchased, nice little shotgun. The gun will be sent to Chris for restoration in a few weeks.

 
canvasback said:
Well, I don't have it in hand yet but my Pieper 16 gauge has been completed. Just got some pics sent to me of the finished gun. Freshened wood, a pad added to solve a problem and ensure it's a comfortable gun to shoot, as this is a shooter, and new CCH. Can't wait to get it in hand and use it. Many thanks to Chris and Oskar.

For those interested the gun is a Pieper Bayard, Belgian made circa 1922, 29" barrels, slightly over 14" LOP with the new pad, chambered for 2 3/4" with Modified and Full chokes.







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Beautiful!! Is the receiver chemical case colour or that salt bluing process that looks a bit like colour case?
 
I recently purchased a new Rizzini. This is the Fierce 1 Trap model. Adjustable comb, Turkish walnut, colour case hardened receiver, 32" barrels, 3" chambers with lengthened forcing cones, backbored and screw chokes and adjustable POI rib.
 
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Beautiful!! Is the receiver chemical case colour or that salt bluing process that looks a bit like colour case?
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Thanks, Spank. Been away on holidays so just seeing this now. The receiver has true traditional bone CCH colours. Was redone this spring and it turned out exceptionally well, I think. The gun dates to around 1922 so while in great shape, the CCH colours were non-existent and the finish on the stock had aged and was hiding some beautiful wood. Mechanically very sound with lots of life left in the barrels. I had been meaning to get this stuff done since I bought the gun 6 or 7 years ago. Finally got to it. Love the result.
 
My pair of Citori Lightnings... 20 gauge/26" & 12 gauge/28" (top and middle) and Citori Grade 2 Field 28" IM/LM (bottom);

 
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Here's one I just took delivery of. Made in France 100 plus years ago. 12 gauge sidelock, 29 5/8" barrels choked full and full with 2 3/4 chambers. 15 inch LOP to end of 1" pad. Made by Roblin a Paris. That top rib inscription is just stating that Roblin was official gunmaker to the Austrian Emperor. Hopefully by the new year it will have been stripped and cleaned, barrels blackened and the stock refinished. As those who follow this thread may recognize, I like to get mine close to perfect after buying them. Give them a chance at another 100 years. Hard to see in the pics but still nice amounts of case colours on the sideplates. Once I get the work done, much better pics will follow.















 
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Hopefully by the new year it will have been stripped and cleaned, barrels blackened and the stock refinished. As those who follow this thread may recognize, I like to get mine close to perfect after buying them.
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That must "kick the snot" out of the value... which is fine if it is going into your "personal shooter" collection... but, "ouch!" if you ever resell.
 
hoytcanon said:
That must "kick the snot" out of the value... which is fine if it is going into your "personal shooter" collection... but, "ouch!" if you ever resell.
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Not really. This is a discussion that has been had before.

Most SxS, especially European and British, have little "collector" value. They may have lots or little value to those who like them depending on the original quality of the gun, the current condition and whether the gun has been damaged by previous trips to the smiths, usually easily determined by comparing the proofs to actual barrel measurements....chambers, chokes and barrel wall thickness. It is really only in the American market (and ours by extension) and with American brands (Fox, Parker etc) that the cult of "untouched" makes a significant pricing difference.

Everywhere else in the world people appreciate guns that have been carefully maintained, not ignored. This mania by Americans sees it's apogee in instances like Fox Sterlingworth's priced at $8-10K because the gun is LNIB. They are hardware store guns!

I'll take a Lindner Diamond grade or Scott Premier or a gun from dozens of other makers I could name for that kind of money before I would buy that untouched Sterlingworth or Parker. I like fine guns, not "new" guns....regardless of how old they are.
 
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That must "kick the snot" out of the value... which is fine if it is going into your "personal shooter" collection... but, "ouch!" if you ever resell.
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I forgot to add....If I ever sell this gun, I'll get more than I paid, and if lucky, more than I will have in it for repair and refinishing. But I am not holding my breath. It's a fickle market. I buy guns I like, not to make money. Mostly I just don't like selling! Haha!
 
canvasback said:
I forgot to add....If I ever sell this gun, I'll get more than I paid, and if lucky, more than I will have in it for repair and refinishing. But I am not holding my breath. It's a fickle market. I buy guns I like, not to make money. Mostly I just don't like selling! Haha!
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Don't blame you... it is a pretty little gun... it should be over someone's arm in the field. I'm a shooter not a collector, so the disincliation to sell makes perfect sense to me.
 
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