71 cm barrels with wide ventilated engine-turned rib and brass front sight, ejectors, choke full & full, light-colored base with notch lock and additional barrel hook lock, Holland sidelocks with rear springs, sear, cocking indicator, all deeply engraved over the entire surface with foliage arabesques and African animal scenes on gray shaded background, left lion, with springbok and heron, right tiger, system base with wildebeest, trigger guard engraved en-suite with gold inlaid initials "AB", including the barrel roots, signed "Fracassi Inc.", slide safety on stock wrist, single trigger, openwork top lever, oiled walnut stock with Monte Carlo back and cheek piece, pistol grip with fine wood finish, Silver's buttplate 36.5 cm, forend with Deeley latch, fine checkering, made 1968, Italian proof, in a modern Negrini case with maker's imprint, restored to condition 1-2. Firmo Fracassi is one of the finest engravers in the world. His incomparable technique (which he also passed on to his daughter Francesca) stands out among many other works, the unparalleled plasticity of the depictions is unparalleled.
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