A pair of sidelock-s/s double shotguns Desenzani - Brescia cal. 12/70 #0135 & #0134 § C +ACC

Barrel length 70 cm (27.5“), stock length 36 cm (14“), total length 112 cm (44“), choke full & 1/2 (F & M), weight 3.3 kg, built around 1987, Italian proof , condition 2. Demibloc barrels, engraved in gold „Desenzani & C. Brescia“, metal front sight, sloping concave engine-turned rib, inlaid in a golden oval, respective pair number „1“ or „2“, end with gold thread, ejectors, side locks type Holland & Holland adapted by „G.M. Gussago“ can be recognized by the internal marking, the receiver on the barrel flanks and fences are finely engraved with arabesques and floral bouquets, as well as the underside and trigger guard, the lock plates themselves and a vignette on the underside of the receiver, each with individual engraving. The #1 on both lock plates as well as the underside are finely engraved scenes of wild birds (ducks) in front of a detailed landscape in the background, the screws are appropriately engraved. The #2 is decorated with ducks, snipes and hunting dogs in addition to ducks, and on the underside there is a portrait of Artemis/Diana (corresponding illustration of the sculpture of Artemis/Diana of Versailles with roebuck), the engravings are presented in an absolutely masterly and richly contrasting manner, signed by the master engraver Piero Parravicini, extended rolled trigger guard, single trigger, slide tang safety, finely grained walnut stock with fine checkering, forend with Anson release , gold emblem, butt stock with teardrops and red rubber butt plate. In addition to the marking on the barrel, the pair number can be found engraved in gold on the forearm and the lever. Apart from the artistic treatment of the engraving, the shotguns do not differ in their dimensions, only the #2 differs subtly in the chokes with full & 3/4 (F & IM). Delivered in a new leather double case with protective cover, 4 buffer cartridges and spare parts (numbered for each shotgun, including springs and firing pins). Armi Desenzani from Brescia dates back to 1910. In the 1970s, Giovanni Zuli and Giovanni Mario Gussago took over the company from Enrico Desenzani and took it to new heights with a focus on exceptional and high quality shotguns.