The solid matte rib has a beaded blade front sight and a two position folding rear sight. The Carl Zeiss scope is marked "CARL BOCK, FRANKFURT-M" on the left side and has a leather lens cover. The scope is on a claw mount with the claw mount base having a floral engraving and the engraving is repeated on the breech end of the shotgun barrel. The left side of the shotgun barrel at the breech is marked "BOHLER [star] STAHL/[eagle] Nitro/GEBRUDER MERKEL, SUHL" and the right side is marked "BOHLER [star] STAHL./SUHLER WAFFENWERK". The barrels are numbered to the gun. The 16 gauge shotgun barrel has a 2 3/4 inch chamber, choke gauges full. The scalloped box lock action has a full coverage floral scroll pattern which incorporates game scenes on the sides (deer on the left, fox with game birds on the right). The action has cocking indicators, automatic tang safety and double triggers (set rifle trigger). The blue finished engraved break lever has a gold highlighted monogram. The nicely figured pistol grip stock has multi-point fine checkering on the grip area and forearm, horn trigger guard, grip cap, cheekpiece and serrated horn buttplate with Merkel monogram. The grip cap is engraved and has a gold highlighted crest. The initial shield positioned on the underside of the buttstock is marked with the date "1927". The proof date is 9/26. The forearm is numbered to the gun and has engraved hardware.

Excellent. The barrels retain 95% plus blue refinish showing some thinning to a plum. The receiver has an attractive silver-gray appearance with a crisp engraving. The refinished wood is also excellent with some very scattered minor handling marks and a few blemishes in the overall crisp freshened checkering. The scope has clear optics. Mechanically excellent.