This was in a group I won. I did a search but still don’t know the price range on these? Ejector 25.5” barrels.

Don’t think I would get too excited, Battle.
JR

Fun reading

https://www.pedroarrizabalaga.com/en/

https://www.arrietashotguns.com/en/arrieta-and-pedro-arrizabalaga-together-for-life/

https://www.gunsinternational.com/guns-for-sale-online/shotguns/arrizabalaga-shotguns.c812_p1_o6.cfm

https://williamlarkinmoore.com/arrizabalaga

Mike

It should be a nice fast handling shotgun.

I’d be interested in how close the metal to metal surfaces were fit, because historically this brand was known for their close tolerances.

People still refer to them as the “Purdy of Spain”, but while I’m sure they had the ability to make a shotgun as nice as your classic Purdy, I haven’t seen many that compared.

A client of mine had a bespoke pair he hade for himself in the 80's, they were very nice guns. I would not say Purdey quality but very nice none the less.

When I was in Spain in the late 90s, I ordered one--a custom built 20. It was superb, not a Purdy for sure but very nice. I decided it was too nice to carry in the field as I am always putting a gun down to handle a dog so I sold it for something over 9k, enough of a profit to pay for the trip.

Do not confuse this with other Pedro guns. This is an older gun when they were making lesser quality guns. Later they decided they were going to make Spanish best guns.

A number of years ago a friend of mine told me about one at a local gun shop here. He told me what they wanted for the gun which was way under the money. The very next day I streamed over there and looked at it. As it was handed to me and then knew why it was so cheap. It was one of those earlier lesser guns. I was disappointed.


John Boyd

What price would you say this one is valued?

I suspect that PA had the skill to make a best gun, even back in the sixties when they weren't making "best guns". My 1967 unengraved 28 gauge is the best fitted shotgun I have ever owned. The metal to metal and wood to metal is as good as my English guns, including my Purdey pigeon gun made in the best era. I think that each gun made by PA must be evaluated on its own merits. On another subject, is the unengraved PA gun as scarce as recent gun ads would suggest?

Nice gun,I can't understand the constant belittling on this forum.Will be a great game gun

After a look a the wood lop .value 1500 .jmho

I have it at $1050 delivered.

People just being honest. What I can’t understand is the constant misspelling of “Purdey”. WTF is a “Purdy”

WTF...
Just a simple misspelling.

No it’s not. It’s ignorance. Straight up.

The original poster asked for a value assessment and that's what he got. William Larkin Moore sold a gun identical to mine at listed $5000, an unengraved gun fitted like a Purdey. It was probably a mid sixties gun like mine, I'm sorry I didn't buy it. The OP's gun is a bit rough and I think the $1500 value mentioned is a fair price, but only if it is a smallbore. My gun and the Larkin Moore gun were underpriced at $5000. The Moore gun sold rather quickly as I recall. Each gun is an individual and early guns can be as well built as the recent guns. I'm glad my gun didn't get the engraving that the OP's gun got. The dogs have no features and most of the engraving was done with a punch, overall very amateurish. Mine and the Moore gun were elegant beyond most any other Spanish gun and are absolutely plain and unengraved, with wonderful case colors.

Hello:

The Pedro Arrizabalaga shotgun in question is a model 110
It was made in 12 and 20 ga. only and has ejectors and demiblock barrels.
Price in the 1983 catalog $81,120 pesetas. The most expensive shotgun cataloged in that year is the "Zozua" model at $486,318.
Your shotgun is the 3rd in price from the cheapest one.

My opinion is that Pedro Arrizabalaga made very good quality shotguns since the begining. Of course engraving fit and finish are much better in the expensive models, but all were solid, well built shotguns that last.

Best regards,

Jose, I think you made my claim that Pedro made exceptionally high quality guns from the sixties. My 1967 gun and the William Larkin Moore sold not too long ago were similar to recent guns made to Purdey like quality. I didn't buy my 28 gauge because it was an Arrizabalaga, I bought it because it was fitted like a Purdey. For an experienced double gun guy, it isn't hard to identify such a gun. Thanks, Jose.