Happy New Year All,
I recently stumbled into a 2 barrel cased set in 28Ga. Barrels are 27" and one set is choked IC/M, the other is M/F. It is a box lock and the back of the frame is scalloped, it has drop points, double triggers and ejectors. The entire frame and triggers are nicely color cased. The frame is completely engraved. Wood appears to be upgraded. The barrels are numbered 1 and 2 in gold (the escutcheon appears to be gold as well) and the barrels are numbered to the frame.
Gun is a straight grip and goes about 5 1/4 pounds. Should be a delight in the field come Grouse season next year.
The gun came in a hard case with a factory label which had been re-stained a darker color on the exterior. As per the markings and a note from AYA the gun was built in 1978, unfortunately that is all AYA could tell me.
My confusion is that based on the scalloped frame, engraving covering the entire frame and drop points it would appear to be a a No. 4 Deluxe BUT it does not have an Articulated front trigger and from everything I found the Deluxe came with this feature. Can anyone tell me if in fact it is a Deluxe even thought it doesn't have the articulated trigger?
Have not had a chance to shoot the gun yet, hope too in the near future....
Any information you can provide would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for the help!
Respectfully,
WBLDon
