doublegunshop.com - home Forums General Discussion DoubleGun BBS @ doublegunshop.com Need help with Perazzi value

I picked this Perazzi up here in Japan a few months ago. I have exactly zero experience with anything Perazzi, so I'm having a hard time putting a value on this one. What I know...the only model # I can find is on the top of the receiver wall...it's marked SC3T. It has 27.5 inch factory ported barrels, approximately skeet and skeet. It has a complete extra trigger group, 2 extra firing pins, an extra mainspring, and an extra top lever. There is some minor surface rust in places.

Can anyone help me with proper identification and an estimated value?

Thanks,
Rob

Question? Does this gun have Tula chokes?

This should get your started
Look up Perazzi MX-8 SC3 Skeet

http://www.gunsinternational.com/MX8-SC3-Carrier-Skeet.cfm?gun_id=100331066

http://www.perazzi.com/en/competizione/Skeet%20combinati

http://www.gunsamerica.com/937462338/Perazzi_MX8_SC3_Grade_12ga_30_Skeet_set.htm

http://swshotguns.com/skeet/skeet.html

You must show better Photos of the action and all proof markings. The wood is nothing special, but Perazzi often times used poor wood even on their SC3 models.

The chokes are fixed. I will work on more pics.

Poor ? I would concur with "plain", but not poor. That suggests inferior quality.

SRH

Serial number is 44374 if that helps.

The serial number would also help, as there are several forend iron variations that affect value and can be identified by serial number. You can always XX the last two digits if you like.

The Perazzi skeet guns similar to yours that I have seen typically had Tulla chokes.

Whatever you think, Stan. I've owned a couple of SC3's and the wood isn't all that special, at least for my taste. But, whatever toots your horn, man. BUT, you are correct, plain is a better word and only poor quality in terms of the character of the wood, figure, etc. the wood on most, if not all Perazzi shotguns is very sound. Much is most plain, even on SC3's. But the wood on all their models, even the very old is of good quality, yt.very, very plain.

The short, ported barrels and fixed open chokes will be issues for selling this gun. Buying another set of barrels is an option but will run $ 4k.

as already mentioned here, it's an early Skeet Gun

the 2 firing pins and 2 V-springs come as a standard spare-set with the gun.

the extra trigger group would have to be bought separately -
looks to have been a serious competitor who wanted a quick change over if a spring went during a competition?

the serial number puts this gun into the 1974 range of numbers.

Barrel proof 'XXX' for 1974 should confirm that


rgds
Gunter

NRA Life 1974