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Item Name: FS Greifelt #1E Over/Under - Vintage 12ga
Location: Marietta
Zip Code: 30064
Item is for: Sale Only
Sale Price: $1995
Caliber: 12 gauge
Willing to Ship: No
Bill of Sale Required?: No
Item Description: Before WWII Greifelt had their own factory and competed with Merkel in the shotgun market. The O/U guns they made were comparable to Merkel in quality, they were very fine guns. After WWII the East Germans put the Greifelt name on a few guns, but those guns weren't of the same quality. This gun would be at the same level as a Merkel 301E (not 201E).
Von Lengerke & Detmold NY imported this gun originally in 1928 from Germany. I purchased copies of the original records and I will pass those along to the new owner.
The gun locks up tight as a bank vault, bores are clean and top lever is down the center. 26" barrels are the original length and the records show this. Chokes are light Imp. Cyl. & Improved Modified [tight modified].
The wood is in very good condition, no cracks, a few minor dings. The barrel blue is about 95% and looks original. Barrels have no dents, there is one scuff at the bottom of the top rib where it sits on the top barrel, it is not anything serious and doesn't intrude into the bore.
The checkering is finely cut and in good shape although it doesn't come across well in the pics. There is a small ding in the forearm and some other very minor marks. Gun weighs exactly 6lb 10oz on my digital postal scale, it handles more like a 20 gauge than a 12.
Full coverage hand engraving which would cost much more than what I'm asking the gun if done today. Automatic ejectors (strong). Hinged front trigger. Raised solid rib. Auto safety with gold inlaid 'SAFE'.
The 2 5/8" chambers may have been opened to 2 3/4", hard to tell w/my chamber gauge with only 1/8" being involved.
Previous owner added a Pachmayr Decelerator pad. Length from front trigger over the pad is about 14 1/4". Drop is about 1 5/8" & 2 5/8".
The gun is in very nice shape and would normally sell in the $5000-$6000 range. The stock was converted from semi-pistol to straight grip at some point, a very professional job that absolutely looks factory original. The chokes were opened and a recoil pad added. This takes it out of the collector category, but if you want a very high end gun to actually shoot for not much money, I'll be glad to let you see the gun in person.
The hard case shown is not original, not included with the gun.
Note: I have used a few pictures from the original seller along with some of my own.
Pictures:
Item Name: FS Greifelt #1E Over/Under - Vintage 12ga
Location: Marietta
Zip Code: 30064
Item is for: Sale Only
Sale Price: $1995
Caliber: 12 gauge
Willing to Ship: No
Bill of Sale Required?: No
Item Description: Before WWII Greifelt had their own factory and competed with Merkel in the shotgun market. The O/U guns they made were comparable to Merkel in quality, they were very fine guns. After WWII the East Germans put the Greifelt name on a few guns, but those guns weren't of the same quality. This gun would be at the same level as a Merkel 301E (not 201E).
Von Lengerke & Detmold NY imported this gun originally in 1928 from Germany. I purchased copies of the original records and I will pass those along to the new owner.
The gun locks up tight as a bank vault, bores are clean and top lever is down the center. 26" barrels are the original length and the records show this. Chokes are light Imp. Cyl. & Improved Modified [tight modified].
The wood is in very good condition, no cracks, a few minor dings. The barrel blue is about 95% and looks original. Barrels have no dents, there is one scuff at the bottom of the top rib where it sits on the top barrel, it is not anything serious and doesn't intrude into the bore.
The checkering is finely cut and in good shape although it doesn't come across well in the pics. There is a small ding in the forearm and some other very minor marks. Gun weighs exactly 6lb 10oz on my digital postal scale, it handles more like a 20 gauge than a 12.
Full coverage hand engraving which would cost much more than what I'm asking the gun if done today. Automatic ejectors (strong). Hinged front trigger. Raised solid rib. Auto safety with gold inlaid 'SAFE'.
The 2 5/8" chambers may have been opened to 2 3/4", hard to tell w/my chamber gauge with only 1/8" being involved.
Previous owner added a Pachmayr Decelerator pad. Length from front trigger over the pad is about 14 1/4". Drop is about 1 5/8" & 2 5/8".
The gun is in very nice shape and would normally sell in the $5000-$6000 range. The stock was converted from semi-pistol to straight grip at some point, a very professional job that absolutely looks factory original. The chokes were opened and a recoil pad added. This takes it out of the collector category, but if you want a very high end gun to actually shoot for not much money, I'll be glad to let you see the gun in person.
The hard case shown is not original, not included with the gun.
Note: I have used a few pictures from the original seller along with some of my own.
Pictures:
