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General Specs: Alex Martin, Year 2001, 20 Gauge, 6lbs 10oz, Chokes SK/IC
Serial Number: 7058
Alexander Martin has been a well-known fine gun company near
Glasgow, Scotland for over a century. In
the year 2000 Alex Martin began marketing a finely made Over/Under shotgun with
the model name “CONTINENTAL” that was produced by the finest gunmakers in
Italy. They have several grades and
options offered, and this gun, sn7058 made in 2001, is the highest grade ever
offered and is a BEST GUN in all aspects of the term. First, it is a fine game gun weighing just
6lbs. 9oz. with its long 29” barrels and 15” LOP and balanced just perfectly on
the hinge pin. Choked SK/IC, it is the
perfect grouse, quail, woodcock gun, or any upland bird over pointing
dogs. Second, it is a stunningly
beautiful work of the gunmaker’s art, with 100% coverage of hand-cut engraving with
bulino style game scenes, banknote style scroll, and shaded backgrounds created
signed by L. Sabatti, a noted Italian engraver.
The stock is true, exhibition quality, Turkish Circassian walnut with an
English style buttstock and slim field-style forend, handsomely checkered to
perfection with 28 line-per-inch checkering.
The gun has been carried afield and there are the expected light
handling marks in the finish, but no nicks or deep scratches. The single trigger and entire firing system
is contained in a hand-detachable drop-out trigger group similar to the Perazzi
drop-out trigger group and found only on the finest shotguns. The entire mechanics and firing system drops into
your hand for inspection, cleaning, repair, or replacement. Just examine the photos and you will see a
truly stunning firearm, with special BEST GUN FEATURES like drop points at the
head of the stock, checkered butt, rebated frame to retain the head of the
stock, deeply sculpted and beaded breech balls, sculpted frame…this is not your
usual mass produced over/under. In
today’s world this gun would exceed $50,000 to buy something comparable (a
Piotti O/U with this level of wood and engraving would exceed $60K!). The metal work and engraving would exceed $18,000,
and the stock work would exceed $8000, and that leaves the action and barrels
to make up the rest. At the offered
price it is an extremely good value and as fine a gun as can be bought at this
price point. Cased in a fine leather
case, it is an appropriate gun for clays or game and something you will be
proud to carry and hand down to your loved ones. Thanks for looking!
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Payment Methods: Credit Card, Money Order, Certified Check, Personal Check, Wire Transfer (Advertised price represents the 3% cash discount price. Actual price if paid by credit card is 3% higher cost)
Inspection Period / Return Policy: Three Days from the date the item was received.
Sales Tax: 6% Michigan Only
Shipping & Insurance: Ground $280.00 We ship internationally! (**NOTE that most all of this is INSURANCE. If you have your own, we could arrange your insurance covering it.)
Item Condition: Used
Requires FFL?: Yes
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Call to purchase #616-292-6240. If you have any questions please call or email us, at jay@vfiguns.com or sales@vfiguns.com. Thanks! Vintage Firearms Inc
We employ a full time gunsmith on premises and can perform alterations to suit your needs within a few weeks of purchase. Common requests are: -stock bending to suit your particular requirements -addition of any specified butt pad to increase length of pull -alteration of chokes to suit your shooting preferences -lengthening of chambers and forcing cones -darkening stock color with penetrating stains -restoring any part of the gun including rust blue, charcoal blue, bone and charcoal case color, wood restoration and checkering recuts. If you like one our guns but it needs "tweaked", let us know and we can quote you a time and price. Some enthusiasts like the guns "as found" and others want them "just so". We often list guns as found and let the particular buyer choose how they want their gun to fit or look.
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