Fine Krieghoff Trumpf Primus Dural Drilling Cased with 410 Bore and 22 Magnum Inserts
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serial #62573, 12 ga (2 3/4”) over 7x57mmR, 25” Bohler Antinit barrels, the shotgun barrels professionally modified to accept Briley screw-in chokes, all barrels with otherwise bright excellent bores. The barrels of this attractive November 1962 proof-dated drilling retain about 97% original blue showing just some mild silvering at the muzzles, a few small scuffs mostly along the left shotgun barrel and the blue taking on a deep plum tone under bright light. The duralumin alloy action and sideplates rate excellent showing just a few scattered light handling marks mostly along the edges of the fences and water table that are really very small and minor, some of the screw heads also show some light slot wear. The action is extensively embellished in full coverage with lovely foliate scrollwork and punch-dot shading and finely detailed large forest game scenes showing three bounding hare on the right side and a buck, doe and pheasant on the left. The bottom metal is neatly engraved “KRIEGHOFF-DRILLING / TRUMPF-PRIMUS-DURAL”. The top lever and rifle barrel selector retain about 98% original bright blue and also show fine foliate engraving and the horn triggerguard is completely intact and uncracked showing just some light handling marks. The checkered capped pistolgrip walnut buttstock and forend remain in very good plus to very fine condition showing somewhat worn oil finish overall with some scattered light dings, handling marks and some very thin shallow scratches along the sides of the butt that are unobtrusive. The skip-line checkering shows light honest wear and the butt exhibits some subtle attractive tiger stripe grain figure throughout. The hard rubber pistolgrip cap and grooved buttplate are intact showing mild wear, there is a left-side European cheekpiece and fine nickel-plated cartridge trap along the toe line showing flowing foliate embellishments and space for three centerfire rifle cartridges and two 22 rimfire cartridges. Length-of-pull is 14 1/2” with drops of about 1 7/8” and 3” and weight without the scope attached, but with the 410 inserts, is a little over 7 1/2 lbs. The drilling is equipped with sling swivel studs, German claw mount bases, German silver cocking indicator pins, Greener safety and set trigger for the rifle barrel. The rifle sight automatically flips up when selected and the front sight is a fine silver bead with larger flip-up duralumin bead for the shotgun. Lock-up is by dual under-bites with greener crossbolt and side-clips and is solid on-face with the lever resting about dead center. The action seems to function well mechanically. The arm includes a nice quality commercial leather-bound luggage case with green baize interior that remains in very good plus condition showing some scattered light scuffs and handling marks. Included are a Zeiss Diavari-Z 1.5-6x42 riflescope with proper claw mounts, German reticle and very good plus optics that are just slightly discolored; the exterior shows some light scratches, signs of mounting and a dent on one of the knob covers. The included Krieghoff-made 22 Magnum rifle insert is numbered “29345” with a 8 5/8” barrel and a bright excellent bore, it retains about 95% original blue showing some light edge wear and silvering. Also included are one 410 choke wrench, one 12 ga choke wrench, the following 12 ga Briley choke tubes: two skeet lead, one improved modified lead, one full lead and one extra full lead, and the following 410 choke tubes: two skeet, one improved modified and two extra full. A wonderful and extremely versatile Krieghoff Trumpf Primus drilling. (13E10726-1) {C&R} (5000/7000)