Your gun should have various proof and makers marks on it. Two barrels are 27 1/2 inches long, one is 26 inches long with solid ribs engraved and marked at the chamber end 'VICTOR SARASQUETA EIBAR' on the right barrel or on the solid rib. The shotgun has three barrel sets in 20 gauge.
You might try asking the same question on either of these forums. Engraved Victor Sarasqueta Model 7E Three Barrel Set Double Barrel ShotgunManufactured in Spain. I have a book called Spanish Best by Terry Wieland 2nd edition. After being reorganised as Victor Sarasqueta Rifles y Escopetas Especiales, S.A. The business was founded in 1883 and in 1902 received a Royal Warrant as a purveyor of guns to the King of Spain. It mostly produced quality side-by-side shotguns and double rifles based on British designs.
#Victor sarasqueta shotgun serial
I am trying to find the date and model of shot gun serial NO: 220595. Victor Sarasqueta was a firm of fine gun makers based in Eibar, Spain. It would appear that you do not have this maker on your data base. That said, there may be something special about this gun (extra barrel set, maker's case, gold inlay) and without seeing it, making an estimate of value is impossible. I have recently aquired a SxS sidelock shotgun by Victor Sarasquita (Spain). Victor Sarasqueta s/s shotgun with side lock, calibre 12-70. IMHO, $3,250 is too much for this gun when you can buy a new Spanish sidelock from a reputable maker for not much more. My two year old Blue Book quotes a price of $2,145 for a Model 12 in 100% condition. It sounds like you have one of the higher grades, possibly a Model 12E. There is a Model 4 Victor Sarasqueta (I own one) but the engraving is quite spartan. Not sure how you concluded it was a Grade 4. Vctor Sarasqueta, the most important shotgun maker at the beginning of the century, was a good shot, and press reports tell of the 'duels' he had with the. They were imported by many companies including Stoeger.
Victor Sarasquetas made utilitarian boxlocks all the way through to fine sidelocks from the Model 3 to the ornately engraved Model 12E. What reads as "Fibar" is, in fact, Eibar which is the city in Northern Spain that is the center of Spanish gunmaking. A pre-owned 12 bore Spanish ejector, this Victor Sarasqueta boxlock has 26' barrels choked 1/4 & 1/2, with 2 3/4' chambers. Make sure it says Victor because there were other Sarasquetas making guns of lesser quality. The gun was made by Victor Sarasqueta, one of the better Spanish shotgun makers until it went under in the early 80's.
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