Vintage Firearms Inc

SKU: AyA No3 28ga sn378590

AyA Model 3 28ga – 1972, 5lbs. 4oz., FACTORY CASE COLOR

$3,100.00

General Specs: AyA, 1972, 28 Gauge, 5lbs. 4oz., Chokes M/F, LOP 14 1/2″, DAH 2 1/4″, DAC 1 3/8″
Serial Number:  378590

Vintage Firearms Inc is pleased to offer this clean, delightful, lightweight and affordable upland gun from AyA, one of Spain’s premier gunmakers well known the world over for making solid, well finished guns.  From the AyA website: The N° 3 has been AYA’s standard boxlock design since 1960. It is modelled on a Westley Richards boxlock action, brought to Spain by the King brothers. The Anson & Deeley action, the most famous of all boxlock designs, was created by two employees of Westley Richards in 1875, and ever since, Westley Richards guns have defined boxlock elegance.  This fine upland gun is an early AyA Model 3 built 1972, it is serial numbered 378590. Weighing just 5 pounds 4 ounces, this handy side-by-side is balanced ahead of the hinge pin. The 27″ barrels are of the chopper lump design, long heralded as the very best method of joining the barrels and utilized mostly in “BEST GUNS” from the likes of Purdey and Holland & Holland. The barrels are tight on face, have excellent bores, tight ribs, 98% factory blue, and are choked Mod and Full. The receiver retains 95% factory bone and charcoal case color with a little legitimate silvering on the bottom of the receiver, it has hand chiseled borders and is in perfect mechanical condition with crisp double triggers, auto safety and excellent screws. The European Walnut has some nice wavy grain, hand cut flat top checkering, and a checkered butt finished with a hand rubbed oil finish. Length of pull is nice and long at 14 1/2”. These are known to be highly reliable guns, natural pointers, and a joy to handle. This AyA Model 3 28 gauge is priced affordably for a hand-engraved, hand-checkered gun-what’s not to like?  Ideal for the upcoming upland and clays season. Thanks for looking!

 

Barrels
Barrel Length:   27″ chopper Lump
Chokes:   .021/.036 M/F
Bores:   excellent
Bore Diameter:   .548/.548
% Blue:   98%
Chambers:   2 3/4″
Ribs:   tight
Sights:  Front brass
Action
Action:   tight-Centered
Ejectors or Extractors:   extractors
Receiver Condition:   95% Factory Case Color
Screws:   excellent
Engraving:   border engraving-crisp
Trigger Type:   double-crisp
Trigger Guard Color:  96% factory charcoal blue
Stock
Type:   straight/splinter
LOP:  14 1/2″
LOP To End Of Wood:   14 1/2″
DAH:   2 1/4″
DAC:   1 3/8″
Cast:   1/4″ off
Checkering Condition:   very good
Butt Treatment:   checkered butt
INQUIRIES
There is a 30 day mechanical warranty on long guns. If it is a “VFI Certified” gun there is a 90 day mechanical warranty. Call or email us for more details or questions. Thanks! Vintage Firearms Inc
Payment and Shipping
Payment Methods: Credit Card, Money Order, Certified Check, Personal Check, Wire Transfer (Advertised price reflects 3% cash discount. Actual price if paid by credit card is 3% higher.)
Inspection Period / Return Policy: Three Days from the date the item was received.
Sales Tax: Collected in CO, FL, MI, WI
Shipping & Insurance: Ground $95.00 within the continental U.S. Additional fees for HI & AK.
Item Condition: Used
Requires FFL?: Yes. We accept C&R licenses for shipping on C&R eligible guns.
Other
Terms of Purchase: Check your local and state laws before purchasing. It is the buyer’s responsibility to confirm his/her right to own the firearm or any item before purchasing.
PLEASE SEE OUR OTHER FINE VINTAGE FIREARMS. View all listings and our full inventory of fine sporting and collectible arms will appear. Thanks for looking!We employ full time gunsmiths on premises and can perform alterations to suit your needs within a few weeks of purchase. Common requests are: -stock bending to suit your particular requirements -addition of any specified butt pad to increase length of pull -alteration of chokes to suit your shooting preferences -lengthening of chambers and forcing cones -darkening stock color with penetrating stains -restoring any part of the gun including rust blue, charcoal blue, bone and charcoal case color, wood restoration and checkering recuts. If you like one our guns but it needs “tweaked”, let us know and we can quote you a time and price. Some enthusiasts like the guns “as found” and others want them “just so”. We often list guns as found and let the particular buyer choose how they want their gun to fit or look.

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