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Lovely One-of-a-Kind John Adams Engraved Ruger Red Label Smallbore Over Under Shotgun

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Lovely One-of-a-Kind John Adams Engraved Ruger Red Label Smallbore Over Under Shotgun
serial #420-06689, 28 ga (2 3/4''), 28'' ventilated rib screw-choked barrels with bright excellent bores. This unique Red Label was engraved by master engraver John Adams for the 1997 Fourth Annual Banquet of the Sportsmen for Land Preservation during-which it was auctioned off. The barrels retain about 98-99% original blue, the bottom barrel showing a few tiny dings and light handling marks a few inches behind the muzzle. The stainless steel action rates about excellent showing a few sparse handling marks and is tastefully embellished with excellent quality detailed foliate scrollwork and punch-dot shading. The gun also features nice little gold-inlaid game scenes with a short-haired pointer and pheasant on the right, pair of grouse on the left and a woodcock in flight on the bottom. Both sides are etched beneath the scenes ''SPORTSMEN FOR LAND PRESERVATION'' while the bottom is emblazoned ''4th / ANNUAL BANQUET / 1997 / ONE OF ONE'' and the work is signed by Adams to the right of the triggerguard. The trigger is gold-washed and the guard retains all of its original blue. The checkered straight grip walnut buttstock and forend remain in near excellent condition, the buttstock with a few sparsely scattered light handling marks, the checkering remains crisp and side sides of the buttstock exhibit some subtle but attractive feathercrotch grain figure. Length-of-pull to the grooved black plastic Ruger buttplate is 14 1/4'' with drops of 1 1/2'' and 2 1/2''. The rib is sighted with a single brass bead and the action with single mechanical trigger seems to function well mechanically. The gun includes its original heavy duty Americase aluminum case showing some light dings along the exterior, with banquet plaque on the lid and the interior lined in green velvet. The interior lid lining is boldly stitched with ''SPORTSMEN for LAND PRESERVATION / 1997'' in gold thread and the case contains the original manual, pair of keys, pair of bore brushes and choke wrench. Five chokes are included: full, modified, improved cylinder and two cylinder. This is a wonderful opportunity for the Ruger collector to acquire a unique 28 gauge Red Label. (13D11755-3) {MODERN} (4000/6000)
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