Gun Watch Posted October 23, 2018 Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 Astra Sidelock £295 12 gauge Shotgun Trade Seller Used - Very Good Condition Harpenden, Hertfordshire Side by Side, 1/2 Choke, Full Choke, 28" barrels Description ASTRA ARE A WELL KNOWN COMPANY IN SPAIN HAVING PROVIDED FIREARMS FOR THE ARMY DURING THE TWO WORLD WARS AND THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR. ALTHOUGH STARTING IN THE BASQUE GUN MAKING CAPITAL OF EIBAR, THEY MOVED TO GUERNICA IN 1913 EVENTUALLY AMALGAMATING WITH STAR AFTER THIR OWNER WAS KILLED BY ETA IN 1977. THIS IS A FINE QUALITY GUN, AS CAN BE SEEN TO THE ATTENTION TO DETAIL IN THE ENGRAVING AND FIGURING IN THE WALNUT. THIS WOULD ONLY HAVE BEEN USED ON THEIR BEST QUALITY SIDELOCKS. MADE IN 1960 WITH 28” BARRELS CHOKED FOR GAME UNDER A CONCAVE WIDE FILE RIB, CHAMBERED AT 70MM. THE ACTION IS HEAVILY ENGRAVED IN RELIEF WITH AN ARCANTHUS SCROLL, NOT STAMPED AS IN CHEAPER MODELS. WITH COCKING INDICATORS, AUTO SAFETY AND GOLD LETTERING, TREBLE GRIP CHECKERING AND TEARDROPS, THIS WILL LOOK THE PART ON ANY SHOOT THIS SEASON. AN ABSOLUTE STEAL AT £295.00 The seller of this gun doesn't appear to be a Pigeon Watch member, to contact them please use the details on Gun Watch. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novice Posted October 26, 2018 Report Share Posted October 26, 2018 That's an amazing amount of gun for the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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