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My sentiments also from the bottom of my half Italian Heart!! Bellisimo!!
Jim

That'd be like taking the Italian shine off of this



or this

Heck IF you don't like it as is just put it on the for sale board.
It looksa good to me and I more than a couple of oil finished guns.

Wow, Chuck!! That looks like the one Walter Matthau rode in the movie, "A New Leaf".

You guys are right. What was I thinking??? I am a little embarassed I even posted the question. I to am a believer of keeping guns as original as possable. And alowing for artistic expression after all, the craftsmen at P&V probably apprentised for an average of 15 years each. And to watch a no talent hack like my self actually have to pay someone to ruin their effort with a fist full of 0000 steel wool would be a travesty. Sometimes I think I invent ways to spend money and complicate matters. Thanks guys. Paul

Justa becausea Tony Saprano likes it lika thata???? I think it would look nice either waya.

Tim

i saw a model just like that at william larkin moore a while back. incredibly beautiful. i'm trying to decide between a P&V or a CSM Fox.

SNR. that is were this gun originally came from. It's a wonderful gun,except that damn HD lever. I'm dying to see what's underneath. But sure as heck as soon as I gently pop the lock, Murphy's Law will send some unknown spring flying across the room rendering the gun useless for life.

Don't hesitate to take the locks off. It was made for that purpose.

Just remember the locks must be cocked to take them off and put them back on.

One slick trick is to fully unscrew and remove the lever headed bolt that you refer to, then take it around to the right lock and gently screw the threaded end into the hole where it came from. That gives you a "handle" to wiggle the right lock out of its mortise. The left lock can then be very gently coaxed out of its recess by gently tapping the heads of the sear levers through the hole using a small wooden dowel.

Just be very gentle. You don't want to pull a wood chip from the edge of the recesses.

It's really a lovely shotgun and beautifully engraved. Rest assured the Italian workmanship is second to none. Here's a shot of my 20b Piotti Monaco No. 1 (with Majestic engraving):



My interpretation: the lion gargoyle's roar is represented by the elaborate scroll work emanating from his mouth. You can almost hear it in your mind.



Curl

Beautiful gun indeed! Don't touch a thing.

I love Italian guns just as much as I love the English guns. Certainly nobody does a bulino style of engraving as the Italians can.