mattslaptop247 Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 (edited) I've just aquired a castellani star vega o/u 12g, or so it says on the action! Does anyone know anything about these guns? Edited July 25, 2008 by mattslaptop247 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattslaptop247 Posted July 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 on the butt plte it reads castellani gardone v.t (brescia)italy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 Cheaper end of the market, but always seemed well put together. Just below Lanber in the market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattslaptop247 Posted July 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 Thats ok, didnt pay anyting for it lol, just tried goole ing it and couldnt find anything what so ever on them! All information greatly appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattslaptop247 Posted July 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 it seems it is made by a company called breda, is this a good company??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudpatten Posted July 26, 2008 Report Share Posted July 26, 2008 (edited) Breda is a long established Italian engineering firm that makes everything from guns to railway locos.It has an excellent pedigree and their auto`s in particular are still very popular in Italy. They sold quite well in the UK until(I think)the early seventies when, for some reason, they ceased trading in this country. Might have had something to do with volume of sales and the fact that they mainly made autos at that time which were`nt as popular as they are now. It was Breda that invented the "Inertia" system now used by Benelli. They sold them the patent but retained manufacturing rights. Their "Grizzly" model is a direct copy of the Benelli SBE1. Their O/U`s have an excellent reputation in the US where they`ve been on sale for some time. I think you`ve had a result! Nick. Edited July 26, 2008 by mudpatten Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudpatten Posted July 26, 2008 Report Share Posted July 26, 2008 On a historical note. The father of a mate of mine fought in the North African and Italian campaign during WW2. He told me that they used to throw away their BESA and Vickers K machine guns and replace them with captured Breda machine guns which were better made and more reliable. Nick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattslaptop247 Posted July 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2008 Thanks Nick. I read somewhere that they also made machine guns under the Fiat name, nevermind lol, they cant get it right all the time, as if, fiat lol, should stick to the cars lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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