Barrel length 72 cm (28.5“), stock length 36 cm (14.25“), total length 114 cm (45“), choke full & 1/2 (F & M), weight 3.4 kg, year of manufacture 1986, Italian Proof, condition 2. Demibloc barrels engraved with „Ennio Mattarelli - Bologna“, Böhler barrel steel sloping concave engine-turned rib, bead front sight, ejectors, barrel ends with edge stitch engraving, action lock plates and fences engraved all over with arabesques and floral motifs, flower bouquets, continued on all metal parts except for the lock plates, the underside of the receiver shows the vignette of a retrieving setter, on the lock plates there are scenes of wild game hunting, the engraving is finely structured and detailed at the highest level, screws are precisely integrated into the scenes, signed „F. Iora Inc.“ for the well-known Italian master engraver, firing pins removable from the front, slide tang safety, single trigger, impulse-controlled switching, extended trigger guard with subtle open spaces for initial engravings, half-beavertail forend with Anson release and gold emblem as a monogram plate, straight buttstock with fine checkering and ventilated rubber butt plate. In a red leather case with two levers, spare springs and spare firing pin. Except for the smallest imperfections (millimetre range) in the wood finish on the butt neck, it is in particularly good condition. A sensational masterwork and fusion of art and gunsmithing. Ennio Mattarelli was a world-famous and successful Shotgun shooter. In addition to several world championship titles, he also secured the gold medal at the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 1964 - at that time with a shotgun from (Fabbri) Perazzi. For Perazzi it was the first Olympic gold and his partner at the time, Ivo Fabbri, was responsible for the development of the top shotguns. Shortly afterwards he became world famous with his own company. The present shotgun is probably a collaboration between local gunsmiths, Perazzi and the engraver Iora, who produced this shotgun for Ennio Mattarelli.

Category: Shotguns