Gun Watch Posted April 8, 2014 Report Share Posted April 8, 2014 Unknown Acciaio Vickers garda sport £300 12 gauge Shotgun Private Seller Used - Excellent Condition rhondda cynon taff, Rhondda Cynon Taff Side by Side, -, -, 28" barrels Description Thank you for looking at my gun, its an Acciaio Vickers garda sport. I am not sure of its true age as ive only owned it for a year or so but i believe its from the early eighties. The gentleman i bought it from is a neighbour who has owned it since it was only a few months old (and he can not remember how long hes had it) The previous owner only really used the gun on beaters day so the gun is still very tight with the colour case hardening in nice condition. The gun did show some signs of age so the barrels where sent away to be professionaly re-blacked and the woodwork has been stripped and re-oiled. The re-oiling process involved over twenty coats of stain and oil rubbed in by hand before being taken back to a satin finish. The action was cleaned and degreased and inspected before the gun was reasemmbled Since the restoration was complete no more than a dozen shots have been fired which is one of the reasons im selling it, the other reason is fund raising for a new semi auto Since owning this gun i have done some investigating to find out more about it, unfortunatly i have had little luck, i have also only seen one other example for sale which was a 20 or 28 bore which sold for the same money im asking for this and was in no where near as good a condition. It is i believe a right handed gun but i shoot left handed and have had no issues what so ever in using it The gun is available for inspection in the CF39 area of south wales and weather permitting testing on a local farm (bring your wellies!) if you want more information please contact me. I am happy to send via RFD at the buyers cost, my local gun shop charges £25 to send guns. high resolution 20mp copies of all photos here and more are available in a downloadable zip file. Please contact me for a link to download This gun is being sold by Pigeon Watch member kiffy. Message them here View all the gun sale details on Gun Watch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiffy Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 my gun guys, listed as unkmnown as gun watch doesnt recognise acciaio as a manufacturer heres some more photos of it, if you want 20mp high res copies pm me for a link to download them all in a zip file Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arjimlad Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 Acciaio is Italian for steel. Your gun has Vickers steel barrels. If you Google Italian shotgun date codes you'll discover how to date it from proof marks. Looks like a very nice gun, good luck with the sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiffy Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 thanks for that, she is a nice gun.. one which may be withdrawn from sale soon as if i can afford to keep it i will.. problem is i just bought a new semi auto thats cost me a bloody fortune Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallshort Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 Whats the stock length? Whats the stock length? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiffy Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 thanks for the info on the gun tallshort, im not 100% how to measure length of pull but it looks like 14 1/2" to me, heres a photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallshort Posted April 21, 2014 Report Share Posted April 21, 2014 Thanks Kiffy its about an inch short for me but it looks a great gun...wish I was a bit shorter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiffy Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 drop to £275 if anyones interested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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