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#208883 12/08/10 11:37 PM
MIKE THE BEAR
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I recently came across a Zanotti Hammer gun that intrigued me.
Price was not cheap. Using the Internet, it appears that they made some very high quality (or at least expensive) guns and then were absorbed by another Italian gun company and essentially disappeared as a separate brand,
Can any body shed any light on their quality / reputation, etc,

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Mike:

I've examined and greatly lusted after a 28 gauge Zanotti hammer gun at the Vintagers a couple of years ago. Got the seller's contact information, called him later and made an offer, but too late.

It was priced in the $5500 range at the time and appeared to be fairly priced based upon its fit and finish. The gun was beautifully balanced as well and I wish I'd taken advantage of the offer to shoot it, but I was in a hurry that day and passed. I was later told that one of the chambers had the rim cut just a bit too deep and it would only fire reliably with certain brands of shells, although I have no way of confirming the comment or determining if it were just another guy who missed buying it sour grapes. The gun was nice enough, on the outside at least, that I'd have stocked up on the brands that worked and never looked back.

All that being said, I can't really answer your question, but you took me down memory lane on that gun.

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I had a 12 bore that was a lovely gun, but had the same issue with the chamber rim cut too deep. It was a trial finding ammo that would work consistently. Hard to believe that they did this on multiple guns--I thought mine was just a one-off problem. But it was a very nice gun in all other respects.

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I have a Beautiful Fabio Zanotti double sold by Aberchrombie and Fitch in the 60's as a Model 625. It has the look of a Westley Richards and is a great gun. They were bought by Renato Gamba
in the 90's. Very well made and aesthetic guns.

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Thanks for the input. This particular Hammer Shotgun has very nice, restrained engraving as well.
Think I just might take a chance on it.


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