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 Length1156 mm (45.51")
Barrel Length711 mm (27.99")
Action TypeBreak Action
Firing MechanismHammer Fired
Trigger TypeSingle Selective
Magazine Capacity2 rounds
Effective Range40 m (44 yd)
Barrel RiflingSmoothbore
Frame MaterialSteel
Barrel MaterialSteel
Stock MaterialWalnut
FinishCoin Finish

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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.