Abercrombie & Fitch Single Shot Shotgun

rballi

I just got a Single Shot 28ga Shotgun. It's a 'breakdown' model that folds in half. It has a vented rib, checkerd forearm and stock, SS or Nickel reciever, with some engraving on the reciever and back of the barrel. It breaks open via a lever that you pull like a trigger in front of the trigger guard; the lever looks like an extra thick target S&W trigger. The lever fits into the forearm when the gun is folded in half. It has a button safety on the trigger guard.

It's marked

Abercrombie & Fitch
Made in Italy on one side

And the other side has

M.A.V. I di Salvinelli
Gardone VT = Brescia

It has '28' right in the middle of the back of the top of the barrel.

So, what is it? Promotional gun? Commerative? Import copy? I think Berettas are made in Brescia, and I've seen reference to high dollar guns with the Gardone name on them.

Any help would be appreciated. I'll post pics as soon as I can.

Der Gebirgsjager

Your description is a good one, and I was able to readily recognize the design. In fact, I own a couple of short, pistol grip stocked specimens designed for backpacking and camping. The design is a good one and was imported by several firms under different trade and model names including J.L. Galef & Son Companion, and Investarms Protector. Brescia and Gardone V.T. indicated the city and state of manufacture in Italy. Your shotgun is valued in the$250-$300 range.

rballi

Here are a couple of pics of the gun.

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