I recently received this gun from my uncle who passed away. He was the original owner. Below is the translated text, as the gun was purchased in Monaco. I have all of the original paperwork and even photos of the gun shop and the employees holding it. $8,000 OBO. The engraving is stunning. I can email all photos that you want. PNorris@stark-stark.com
Progress/Royal model side-by-side smoothbore shotgun
12 gauge - 76 mm ejectors
700 mm barrel, straight rib, interchangeable chokes
Book with 5 chokes + the key
non-selective single-stage regulator
rocker switch with back plate and filing identical to the model shown
page 42-46 of catalog
hand-engraved and signed by a master engraver
English-style ornamentation across the entire rocker, same.
model shown in pages 42-43 of the catalog
hunting scenes engraved in intaglio on the back plates
and under the rocker in the spirit of the C1 & C2 model (pg 47 of catalog) with
1st side partridges in flight in the spirit of c1
2nd side woodcocks in flight in the spirit of v1
Under the seesaw, a dog's head with a bird in its mouth
labrador & woodcock
The rocker's finish is a grey-aged silver temper.
Luxury 6-star walnut English stock
Right-handed stick with length and angle to be announced
Book in a leather-bound case with the Chapuis coat of arms logo (gift).
Delivery expected in June 2008- 15,700 Euro
At the exchange rate in 2007 the shotgun cost roughly $23,000 (1 euro- 1.47 usd)
