Barrel length 60 cm (23,5"), stock length 37 cm (14,5"), overall length 103 cm (40,5"), choke 3/4 (IM), weight 3,4 kg, reworked 1985, Austrian proof, restored to condition 2
Demibloc barrels with quarter ribs, gold threads on barrel root and barrel hook, gold inlaid maker " Anton Sodia, Ferlach" open sights with folding rear sight, bright rounded bascule, back-action hammer locks, dolls head, finely shaped scallops with fire shields, engraved with fine English arabesques and rose bouquets, inset flat-engraved animal pieces of capercaillie left, black grouse right, bearded edge cheek trigger guard, double trigger, root burl stock with straight back and Bavarian style cheek piece, butt plate, blank gold stock monogram plate, fore-end with Deeley latch, fine checkering, German claw mount with scope Zeiss Diatal-D 2 x16 - 4 x 32 abs. 4A, small storage marks on buttstock.
The name Sodia is one of the traditional ones in Austrian gunsmithing history. In 1870 Anton Sodia founded a business in Unterferlach. One of his sons, Franz I, finally moved to Ferlach in 1910 to set up a gunsmith's workshop there. From the manufacture and further processing of semi-finished products to a small factory, he also manufactured hunting rifles there from 1929 together with his son Franz II. Franz II finally took over the company in 1935 after the death of his father. The history of the company is marked by change. At its peak, the company employed over 100 people and produced large quantities in its own factory. In the 60's and 70's the company expanded its branch network. The three locations were finally divided up in 1973 between the sons Werner (Salzburg), Klaus (St. Pölten) and Franz III (Ferlach). The size of the factory eventually took its toll - so the doors in Ferlach closed in the 80s. Today, Werner and Reinhold Sodia continue to operate the branches in Salzburg and Vienna, which focus on trade and services.
Category: Combination Guns