Sarasqueta, Victor 12 gauge Boxlock Ejector Side by Side Shotgun (R/H) - S/H (5) S/H. Shame to beat up a pretty gun, but it wasn't that expensive and I bought it to use, after all. 10 25 50 100 Sarasqueta, Victor Shotgun Mechanisms. Later, I taped it with camo tape and decided to leave it on the fore-stock since it ain't beautiful anymore. The fore-stock split and I could never find a suitable replacement, so I drilled a hole in it, glued a dowel rod in it, sanded and refinished it. It's got some rust here and there, did many years duty in the salt marshes banging around in boats and such. It's an old friend, but it's main duty now days is out in my shop as a defensive gun when I'm working out there. It's a light gun and kicks like heck, but I've killed a lot of ducks and geese and one turkey with it. Even the trigger guard had engraving on it. It's an extractor gun, double triggers that used to have a nice gold plate. It's inscribed "Felix Sarasqueta y Cia", a Spanish maker who I believe sold out, at any rate is now defunct.Īnyone got anything similar? Anyone know any history on this maker? I bought the gun for waterfowl, 28" barrels modified and full choked. It's a box lock, imported by FIE of Florida at the time. It was a beautiful gun when I bought it, all hand checkered European walnut stock, light engraving on the breach of the barrel and the color case hardened frame. I bought this old SxS in 1971 at a discount store's close out.
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