Hermen Westen Mainz 16ga Sidelock Doublegun

Serial number 12089 present on water table and short rib, partial serial number of 89 present on forend iron, text of HERM WESTEN MAINZ present on matted top rib with single front bead, 26 3/4 in. KRUPP' SCHER PRIMA FLUSS-STAHL barrel with dolls head rib extension, engraved coin patina receiver depicting a pair of pheasants and a singular wild boar surrounded with scroll motifs, gold inlay of two arrows and letter G with one pointing to the snout of the boar on the left lock plate, cocking indicators, engraved text of D.R.G.M. 166799 within ribbons on left and right lock plates, single selective trigger of JAEGER'S PATENT, manual safety, extractors, sling swivels, horn trigger guard, capped pistol grip checkered walnut buttstock with cheek rest, checkered walnut forend with schnabel tip, horn buttplate.

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Overall length 43 3/8 in.

LOP: 13 3/4 in. ending with a factory horn buttplate
DAC: 1 3/8 in.
DAH: 2 1/4 in.
CAST: Neutral
WT: 5lbs 12oz
GAUGE: 16ga
CHAMBERS: 2 3/4 in.
RIGHT BORE: .665 in.
RIGHT CHOKE: .000 in. (Cylinder)
RIGHT MWT: .030 in.
LEFT BORE: .665 in.
LEFT CHOKE: .035 in. (Full)
LEFT MWT: .032 in.

FFL Status: Modern

Overall good estate condition, barrel bluing is healthy with gentle scattered field marks and a hunter satin sheen, bores are shiny with very faint and scarce pitting, barrels ring with clear church bell tone, barrel to action fit is very slightly loose, receiver wearing an old coined patina with clear and legible engraving, buttstock and forend finish is health, minimal field marks, horn trigger guard is free of cracks, horn buttplate free of blemishes save one small circular chip next to upper buttplate screw, checkering is largely healthy with minimal areas of smoothing, forend possesses small sliver chips at upper rear edge where meeting the barrel and a large sliver chip along right side at the front near the schnabel tip.