Fine Modern & Antique Arms - March 2023 : Sale A0323 Lot 1600
LUCIANO BOSIS A FINE MARTINELLI-ENGRAVED 12-BORE MICHELANGELO SINGLE-TRIGGER OVER AND UNDER PINLESS SIDELOCK EJECTOR, no. 449,

Product Details

LUCIANO BOSIS
A FINE, VIRTUALLY UNUSED MARTINELLI-ENGRAVED 12-BORE 'MICHELANGELO' SINGLE-TRIGGER OVER AND UNDER PINLESS SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 449,
for 2007, 30in. nitro chopperlump barrels with solid tapered raised matt top-rib engraved '1' at the breech end, side ribs, 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. 1/4 and 1/2 choke, hold-open toplever carved '1' in relief, automatic safety, the action, pinless sidelocks and furniture profusely engraved with fine acanthus scrollwork interspersed with fine floral motifs and with ornate bordering, the top strap with a diamond star patterning, the triggerplate signed 'NAIDA MARTINELLI', the fore-end decorated en suite and finely inlet with the Bosis crest in gold, bright finish overall, 14 5/8in. highly-figured stock, weight 7lb. 12oz., in a universal case with a spare set of mainsprings and strikers.

This item was featured in the TGS Outdoors video "Gun Auction Walkaround":


Provenance: The vendor (for whom the gun was built) has kindly informed us that the gun has only fired 8 shots from new



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Estimate £22,000-26,000

S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act