Hey guys: I love and appreciate you all!! Could we possibly get back on the discussion of the subject gun that started this thread??
Jim
Easily done :-)
Armas ERBI, like most Spanish shotgun makers, produced shotguns to any price point for which they had an order. We typically see only lower price point box lock guns here in the US, imported in the pre-DIARM days by gun shops, hardware stores, and the like. High price point ERBI guns exist, but are mostly only seen in Spain.
Many of the very finely made DIARM model 'Derby' SLE guns marked ' Sarriugarte' on the top of the barrels are composed of parts made by ERBI (as can be seen by ERBI's maker mark on the water table and barrel flats) and given to DIARM when ERBI joined DIARM.
I've seen a lot of plain Jane ERBI shotguns, but I've never seen a poorly made ERBI shotgun. Some of their guns handle so well it's almost like the gun wants to go hunting all by itself :-)
You have yourself a very fine shotgun.