Caesar Guerini Maxum
Caesar Guerini S.r.l. · Shotgun · In Production
Also known as: Maxum Field
Overview
The Caesar Guerini Maxum is an Italian over/under double-barreled break-action field shotgun built in Brescia. Offered in 12, 20 and 28 gauge with 3-inch chambers, it features a hand-polished coin-finished receiver hand-engraved by Bottega Incisioni C. Giovanelli and protected by Caesar Guerini's Invisalloy finish, a deluxe grade Turkish walnut stock with 26 lines-per-inch checkering, a swept-back open-radius pistol grip and Schnabel fore-end, a single selective trigger, and five nickel-plated flush-fitting interchangeable chokes. The 12-gauge model carries 28-inch barrels with solid center ribs and weighs about 3.2 kg.
Specifications
| Weight (empty) | 3175 g (112.0 oz) |
| Overall Length | 1156 mm (45.51") |
| Barrel Length | 711 mm (27.99") |
| Action Type | Break Action |
| Firing Mechanism | Hammer Fired |
| Trigger Type | Single Selective |
| Magazine Capacity | 2 rounds |
| Effective Range | 40 m (44 yd) |
| Barrel Rifling | Smoothbore |
| Frame Material | Steel |
| Barrel Material | Steel |
| Stock Material | Walnut |
| Finish | Coin Finish |
Calibers
- 12 Gauge · primary — also known as 12GA, 12 Bore
Features
- Firing modes: Manual
- Feed systems: Break Action Double Barrel
- Safety mechanisms: Manual Safety, Barrel Selector
- Features: Over Under Barrels, Single Selective Trigger, Hand Polished Coin Finish, Invisalloy Finish, Interchangeable Chokes, Deluxe Turkish Walnut, Pistol Grip Stock, Schnabel Forend, Hand Engraved Receiver, Solid Center Rib
Variants
- Caesar Guerini Maxum Field - Field
Production
Production years: 2000s-present
Part of the Caesar Guerini field shotgun line produced in Brescia, Italy
Origin
Country of origin: Italy
Designer: Caesar Guerini
Notes
Sold in the United States through Caesar Guerini USA. The 20 gauge is the standard configuration; 12 and 28 gauge, plus 20/28 two-barrel and 20/28/.410 three-barrel sets, are available by special order.
Background
Each Maxum receiver is decorated by hand at the Bottega Incisioni C. Giovanelli engraving studio, a collaboration that gives the collector-grade field gun old-world Brescian scrollwork on a modern boxlock action.