barrel length 72 cm (28"), stock length 37 cm (14,5"), overall length 115 cm (45,5"), choke 1/4 & 3/4 (IC & IM), weight 3,2 kg, year of manufacture 1966, Italian proof, condition 2.
Demibloc barrels made of Böhler Antinit steel, engraved with "S.P.A. Luigi Franchi Brescia Made in Italy", engine-turnedd rib with pearl grain, ejectors, light coloured base, dark coloured levers, trigger and receiver, base including fences and levers decorated with deeply engraved floral tendrils, signed "Dassa" for an engraving by master craftsman Alessandro Dassa from Brescia, double underlugs, bar-action sidelocks inside high quality circopolished, disc-set strikers, sliding tang safety, mechanical, non-selective trigger, richly grained dark walnut stock, fine checkering, pistol grip, rubber recoil pad, Anson push-rod on beavertail fore-end including Imperiale Montecarlo emblem inlaid in gold, "MG" inlaid in gold on the underside of the stock. Delivered in a high quality leather case. High quality and top engraved shotgun from the best time of Franchi, refined by an engraving of Alessandro Dassa, whose workshop exists until today and is still operated by his sons.
The company Franchi S.p.A. goes back to its founder Luigi Franchi, who started his own business as a gun manufacturer in Brescia in 1868. At its peak, S.p.A. L. Franchi also manufactured sidelock shotguns and had them decorated by Italian lace engravers. From the 1950s to the 1970s, a number of these models were produced, such as the in-house Montecarlo variants. At the same time, the company was also a major producer of a variety of hunting and official weapons. Prominently featured in Hollywood films, including the self-loading shotguns. The focus shifted to high volume production. In 1993, the company became part of Beretta Holding S.A. and moved its headquarters to Urbino.

Category: Shotguns