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Wonder what connection does Isidoro Rizzini (FAIR) have with the Battista Rizzini guns made today, if any ?


Brothers, cousins, something like that. I think there is a thread on SGW discussing the relationships of all the Rizzini companies (four that I remember: BR, FAIR, Emilio R., and F. Illi R.). I don't have any of my guns with me right now, but my recollection is that the visible mechanical aspects of the BR and FAIR are pretty similar. Level of finish is pretty comparable, grade for grade. In 12 gauge, at least, a Rizzini gunsmith tells me that the choke tubes are interchangeable, but I have not yet tried swapping between guns.

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This one weighs 6# 4 oz. with the 28 ga. barrel (30") in place and 6# 8 oz. with the .410s.


If the price is right, you should probably buy it. Easy for me to say, it's your money. I have FAIR Cortonas in .410 and 28, both very pretty and both rather stiff to open, but neither shot much yet. A friend took his Cortona 28 to Argentina for doves, and it is still stiff, but no glitches in Argentina.