Victor Sarasqueta Shotgun Serial Numbers

What is the date of this gun Victor Sarasqueta, Eibar, Spain. I am afraid that there is no such number or letter. We are talking about an old Sarasqueta from the 1960´. On the barrels the size/choke 17,9 and 18,4. Also the nukmber 1460 G yos.

I am considering a Victor Sarasqueta sidelock and would like to know more about the quality of that maker. I've heard a number of concerns expressed over the years about Spanish shotguns from the post-WWII era, such as improperly hardened internal parts.

This particular gun is clearly finished as a best gun - full coverage scroll engraving, Woodward style carved fences, decent (although not spectacular) wood. It's in very good, but not perfect condition (some light freckling on the barrels). The asking price is relatively low for a Spanish sidelock from a known maker, which I attribute to this maker's being long out of business. So, are there things I should be concerned about with Victor Sarasqueta as a maker, or is this a gun that should be relatively free of problems or concerns, absent abuse or neglect. #438261 - 03/08/16 01:40 PM Re: VIctor Sarasqueta Shotgun Quality [] Sidelock Registered: 04/28/03 Posts: 158 Loc: North Georgia. I would not fully agree with gunman about their quality.

I have a number of doubles, including two Victor Sarasqueta sidelocks, one from the 1930's and another from just post WWII. In my judgment, they rank equally with two higher grade AyA sidelocks and two Ugartechea O/U sidelocks that I have, Merkel 303 clones.

Never a problem of any kind, give great service, and look and handle well to boot! I don't know if they would be called 'best' guns or not, but they are very good, IMHO. I think the bad knocks against Spanish guns stem from the flood of very low priced guns they turned out, not their upper grade guns. #438264 - 03/08/16 02:26 PM Re: VIctor Sarasqueta Shotgun Quality [] Sidelock Registered: 09/20/07 Posts: 456.

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The firm of Victor Sarasqueta was founded in 1883 and received a Royal Warrant as a purveyor to the King of Spain in 1902. The firm concentrated primarily on side by side double shotguns of British design. Boxlock guns of Anson & Deely pattern and sidelock guns of Holland & Holland pattern were produced.

Don Victor's firm also built a sidelock action over & under shotgun which appears similar to the British Woodward action. The company also produced SxS double rifles in African calibers for dangerous game. A single barrel sidelock action trapgun was offered during the 1950's. Following World War 2, many Eibar based gunmakers, including Victor Sarasqueta, engaged in volume production of guns which were built to a price required by North American importers and major sporting goods retailers.

Throughout its history, the firm continued to produce higher quality bespoke guns according to a client's personal specifications for weight, stock dimensions, barrel length, choke, rib type, etc. The top of the line Models 12E and 206E featured elaborate deep chisled engraving on the frame and breech end of the barrels. Other models featured traditional Churchill, Holland or Purdey engraving patterns. The 1970's and 80's saw a major downturn in business for Spanish gunmakers.

During this time, Victor Sarasqueta, S.A. Was reorganized as Victor Sarasqueta Rifles y Escopetas Especiales, S.A. A number of models were discontinued and the production range was reduced to two boxlock models and eight sidelock shotgun and three sidelock double rifle models. In the mid-1980's, the firm became part of the ill-fated Diarm group which tried to consolidate several Spanish gunmaking firms into one company. The Diarm firm closed their doors in the late 1980's ending a chapter in Spanish gunmaking.