Here's another one with some serious issues. And someone bid a lot of money for it.
RIA 978 Trench Gun: https://www.rockislandauction.com/de...shotgun#detail
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Here's another one with some serious issues. And someone bid a lot of money for it.
RIA 978 Trench Gun: https://www.rockislandauction.com/de...shotgun#detail
The cartouche? The cannons look fake to me, and I'm not an expert in these things...just a sucker whose fallen for a couple of fakes in years past.
Total fake. Serial way too low. adapter modern repro. markings fake.
Also the barrel should extend out to the lug. Might be a m12 mag tube.
Past experience has told me that Rock Island offers no guarantee as to description vs. the actual item. So it is imperative that a potential bidder read the description. The description for this shotgun tells you exactly what it is, without telling you what it isn't, which is a real trench. Here is an excerpt from their "Terms and Conditions" as to guarantee:
"RIAC does not guarantee or make warranties on any lot sold. The bold headline of the description is the only written statement RIAC will guarantee as correct. "
Someone took a $5K bath.