Ted,
If I’ve given you the impression I’m offering you this gun that’s a miscommunication on my part. This one is not for sale 😊
This 12 gauge Joaquín Fernández (who went out of business before the start of the Spanish Civil War) has been around, and seen some hard times. The barrels, which may or may not be original, look to have been made by the original AyA. The shotgun was repaired for some unknown fault by Juan Antonio Belategui, (Armas Jabe) at some unknown point in time. The barrels (at least) spent some time in France and suffered some issue requiring re-proof while in France. It became a tax surrender gun in Spain circa 2010, was restored by Diego Godoy shortly thereafter, and I acquired it from a gun shop in Taradell, Barcelonia just after the restoration.
After acquisition I discovered the left barrel’s bore had a spot of significant pitting, and had the situation assessed by Briley. They advised me it would probably not be unsafe if used only with very light loads. As I restrict my gambling to casinos and poker rooms, I had Briley make up a couple of barrel tube sets (one in 20 gauge and one in .410). I’ve used it with the 20 gauge tube set installed to break some clays and enjoyed myself with it.
Whatever its faults may be, it’s a handsomely engraved gun. Here are some photos:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/chdvk06txece17g/Oliva_Left_Lock.jpg?dl=0https://www.dropbox.com/s/9nu9g7ucwyt2kg9/Right_Lock.jpg?dl=0https://www.dropbox.com/s/sxjyj1i50eoicqw/Top_lever.jpg?dl=0https://www.dropbox.com/s/h5ui5zb4gmokr95/Action_Bottom.jpg?dl=0And some manufacturing data, shown faintly.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/miyte958zhnwysr/Barrel_Flats01.jpg?dl=0https://www.dropbox.com/s/wytdf4bzqy8obd6/Barrel_Flats02.jpg?dl=0https://www.dropbox.com/s/9lje1f9ajyd7mfi/Water_Table02.jpg?dl=0
