Connecticut Shotgun Manufacturing Company is the United States' premier shotgun builder and constructs some of the finest guns ever built on this side of the Atlantic. This gun is built with blued steel barrels featuring a single brass bead sight on the smooth concave solid rib, standard C.S.M.C. markings, chokes measured at full/full, and 3 inch chambers with automatic ejectors. The dainty casehardened boxlock action displays outstanding multi-colored gold relief inlaid game bird scenes with relief gold inlaid scrollwork on the top side. All three scenes depict various species of quail in their natural settings, giving the gun a very West Texas feel in both flora and fauna. The left side of the action displays a trio of sealed quail foraging in a desert scene with prickly pear cacti and scrub brush, the underside has a trio of bobwhite quail in flight over desert scrub brush, and the right shows three desert quail on the ground standing amongst the brush and cacti, additionally there are bird busts on either fence and a quail on the pierced triggerguard. The work is signed by renowned Italian Master Engraved Rocco Capece with "CAPECE" on the triggerplate. The gun features a single selective gold trigger and a tang mounted automatic safety with gold "S" indicator. The wood is outstanding with beautiful figure on the beavertail forend with casehardened and gold inlaid shoe and the round knob pistol grip stock with gold inscription oval marked "S.R.M." along with the highly attractive fleur-de-lis double line bordered checkering running throughout both pieces. Included is an oak & leather takedown case containing a nickel oiler and pair of snap caps. Stock measurements: 1 9/16 inch drop at comb; 1 13/16 inch drop at heel; 16 inch length of pull; cast-off; weight 5 lbs. 6 oz.