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41st Classic Auction - Live Auction

AT-1220 Wien, Kagraner Platz 9  

Auction on Thursday, May 16, 2024 from 17:00  | Place absentee bids

Active | Physical auction
Lot: 828

Sidelock-s/s shotgun Hes van Zweeden - Arnhem cal. 20/65 #8549 §C

Starting price 3.000 EUR

Barrel length 71 cm (28“), stock length 34 cm (13.5“), total length 110 cm (43.25“), choke cylinder & cylinder (C & C), weight 2.6 kg, year of manufacture unknown, Belgian proof, Condition 2. Demibloc barrels, steel quality Acier Securitas, engraved with „H. Hes van Zweeden - Arnhem“, concave engine-turned rib, brass front sight, ejectors, end with edge stitch engraving, receiver, lock plates and fences finely engraved with arabesques and floral motifs, automatic slide tang safety, double trigger with evasive blade, evenly grained walnut stock with fine checkering, forend with Anson - Trigger, straight butt stock with drops and leather-covered butt plate (slightly cracked). Extremely fine and easy-to-use shotgun with detailed engraving from the peak days of Belgian shotgun production. Holland-Holland sidelocks with present springs, catch rods and fine color hardening.