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Premier Auction - Session I - September 15, 2023

Fri, Sep 15, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 896

Exceptional Matched Pair of Fine Pedro Arrizabalaga SLE Shotguns

Estimate: $6,000 - $10,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

circa 1960's, 12 gauge, 2-3/4 in. chambers, consecutive matching SN's 9294 and 9295 for shotguns 1 and 2, LOP 15 in., 25-1/2 in. chopper lump barrels, matte ribs with gold "1" and "2" at breeches, right barrels engraved "PEDRO ARRIZABALAGA-EIBAR" on tops, left barrels engraved "ALFAJ  LASERNA" on tops, all bores with modified choke, brass bead front sights,  hallmarks, makers marks, and measurements on barrel flats and underside of barrels, receiver flats with stamped makers mark, hallmarks and measurements, case colored receivers, hand detachable sidelock action, assisted opening, cocking indicators and automatic safety, English style rose and scroll engraving to entire receiver, barrel fences, and barrel tang, blued side lever, safety slide and trigger guard with engraving, double triggers, figured splinter forend with Anson release, blued engraved metal forend caps with gold inlaid "1" and "2", fine multipoint pattern checkering, highly figured straight grip stocks fitted up to the barrel fences, slightly cast off, multipoint fine checkering to grip, red butt pad, overall 42-3/4 in., both shotguns weight approximately 6 lbs. 10 oz., guns come with double leather over the shoulder sling travel case

Provenance: From the Collection of Adolfo Pfeiffer

Note: Purchased in Spain by the consignor in the 1960s

Condition

shotgun no.1 has shiny bores with some frosting and speckle oxidation, orange stain to left bore at muzzle, minor handling wear to exterior of barrels with some surface abrasions, dings and nicks, minor wear and oxidation to blued components, slight color loss to barrel fences, good case coloring on receiver, very light handling wear to splinter forend, a few minor scuffs, scratches and dings to stock, wear to finish at grip and butt, hardened red butt pad, nice tight action, triggers, ejectors, cocking indicators and automatic safety all appear to function properly, shotgun no.2 has shiny bore with some frosting and minor speckle oxidation and and area of oxidation in the left bore, minor handling wear to the exterior of barrels, scuffs to surface and fading of bluing, receiver with good case coloring, some oxidation to blued components, loss of coloring to barrel fences, scratch to trigger guard, very little evidence of handling to splinter  forend, scratches to stock above receiver, wear to finish at grip and butt of stock, hardened red butt pad, nice tight action, triggers, ejectors, cocking indicators, and automatic safety all appear to function correctly

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From the Collection of Adolfo Pfeiffer