I need some advise on this gun. I have always admired the drillings and wanted one. I found this in a local pawn shop yesterday.
It is German and I suspect pre-war but am not positive. It is 16 ga over the 9.3x72 rifled barrel.
It is under lever and what looks, to Americans, as the release is in fact a selector engaging the right hammer and rifle barrel.
I has a single fold down rifle sight, the mounting points for a claw type scope mount.
The barrels are marked with the name Erlangen near the scope mounts and "Krupp Prima Stahl" near the breech. The bore and rifling are good, barrels have good blue and the received has good color. The stock has minor handling marks and has a 4 cartridge compartment in the toe. The gun is tagged at $2700 but he admitted that he would do $2200 and I think he'd take two even. I have bought a few other Colts from the same shop and they know that at least once a month I will be through, looking for interesting pieces.
Any opinions on condition, pitfalls, the manufacturer or price? I seems competitive with others I've seen. I am not well versed in the guns other than they are rare here and usually highly individualized.
It is German and I suspect pre-war but am not positive. It is 16 ga over the 9.3x72 rifled barrel.
It is under lever and what looks, to Americans, as the release is in fact a selector engaging the right hammer and rifle barrel.
I has a single fold down rifle sight, the mounting points for a claw type scope mount.
The barrels are marked with the name Erlangen near the scope mounts and "Krupp Prima Stahl" near the breech. The bore and rifling are good, barrels have good blue and the received has good color. The stock has minor handling marks and has a 4 cartridge compartment in the toe. The gun is tagged at $2700 but he admitted that he would do $2200 and I think he'd take two even. I have bought a few other Colts from the same shop and they know that at least once a month I will be through, looking for interesting pieces.
Any opinions on condition, pitfalls, the manufacturer or price? I seems competitive with others I've seen. I am not well versed in the guns other than they are rare here and usually highly individualized.
