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#315972 03/03/13 12:12 PM
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Hi all, I'm wondering if anyone has a catalog from the defunct NEAC? I have an Arrieta 871 with Boss engraving that was imported by them and was wondering what the original price was on my gun.

Also, what ever happened to them? From what I've seen they had some darn nice guns for sale.

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The Fat Man, as he was called by many, Jim Austin I believe was his real name, was pretty big time in fine guns in the late 70's through the early nineties. Imported abunch of F. Rizzinis under his house name and some Spanish guns also.

I bought a gun or two from him way back; you kind of felt like you were doing business with a con man. But the tax people caught up with him and things came undone for New England Arms in Kittery Point, ME. Don't know if he is still living.
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Are you contemplating selling your Arrieta, Greg? I do have a NEA catalog dated 1997. I know your gun is a 16-ga. but, they had listed an as new pair of previously owned 12-ga. 871's with Boss-style scroll engraving, coin finished, hand-detachable locks and deluxe Circassian walnut at $9950 for the pair. They also had listed new 20 and 28-ga. 871's w/871-style engraving at $5225 each.


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Originally Posted By: Wild Skies
Are you contemplating selling your Arrieta, Greg? I do have a NEA catalog dated 1997. I know your gun is a 16-ga. but, they had listed an as new pair of previously owned 12-ga. 871's with Boss-style scroll engraving, coin finished, hand-detachable locks and deluxe Circassian walnut at $9950 for the pair. They also had listed new 20 and 28-ga. 871's w/871-style engraving at $5225 each.


Thanks for the info! No, this ones a keeper, ain't going no where.

Thanks again, sure appreciate it!

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I don't blame you one bit for wanting to hang on to that little beauty of your's Greg, even though one must be a half a bubble out of plumb to shoot a 16. wink


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even though one must be a half a bubble out of plumb to shoot a 16.

Good One!!!!

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Greg,
NEA was one hack of a place to visit,a guy named Steve was running it for a while when Austin was not around-think it was tax issues, and the place was jam packed with any kind of double you could imagine.I was there one day when Forbes-the magazine was doing an article and taking pictures of all the guns.

NEA's assets and a lot of the guns(there where tables stacked high with boxes of new Rizzini's' Arrieta's and others), where sold off by Juila's back when they were doing them in Portsmouth,you gun might have been in there.I picked a nice Ferlib at that auction imported by NEA.I think it was 1999 or around that time.


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Way back in the sixties i went to Atlanta Gun Show and Jim had a table.He had a Parker 12 ga A1 special and he allowed me to handle it.Probaly only one i will ever handle! Bobby

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Anyone know what the NEA special Bulino engraved guns like my 578 sold for originally and what they are worth today? If I remember correctly, they were made around 1999 or 2000 and offered in a 578 drop point version like mine or a rounded action 871.

These are stunningly beautiful guns and I would imagine worth substantially more today.

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How about posting some pics of your gun and macro pics of its engraving kimbo?


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