Antonio Zolli - The Firearms Forum

mr.t7024 · 11-12-2009, 01:30 PM

I have a twenty gauge Antonio Zolli 3 inch mag o/u shotgun. It is marked Silver Snipe on left hand side of upper barrel,just in front of the receiver. On the right hand side of the upper barrel,just in front of the receiver it reads Special Nickel-Chrome Steel Nitro Proved . Both sides of the receiver reads Antonio Zoli, underneath the name,Gardonne V.T. The receiver is aluminum in color, my magnet adheres to it.It is in excellent shape. Barrels are 26", single trigger. I am curious what it is worth!

Contenderizer · 11-14-2009, 09:02 AM

The company Antonio Zoli is located in Brescia, Italy, and they manufacture a variety of modestly priced side-by-side and over/under shotguns for import to the US. Your Silver Snipe sells for about $650 new. In excellent condition expect about $500-550 if you have all of the choke tubes.

mr.t7024 · 11-14-2009, 12:06 PM

This shotgun was bought used in 1980,i am surprised it is still made todat. Thanks!

9 fingers · 11-14-2009, 03:17 PM

There current lineup of shotguns that are imported range from $3995 to $15,600. Modestly priced? I guess if you are comparing them to a $50,000 Greener they are modestly priced. They importer has a nice webpage if you do a search and there is also an Italian webpage that shows how they are manufactured. Try zoli.it to start if you want to learn more.
9 fingers

Contenderizer · 11-19-2009, 04:55 PM

mrt asked what HIS gun was worth, not what the current line-up was going for. Never the less I am willing to concede that value is in the eye of the beholder and "modestly priced" is subjective.

Having said that, I'll bet that the vast majority of guns Zoli manufactures for import to the US are not the $15,600 engraved examples. Therefore I stand corrected - $3,995 isn't modesty priced - it cheap!

9 fingers · 11-19-2009, 06:00 PM

LOL! I must be on a lower pay scale than you Contenderizer. Is still think any gun over $1,000 is a lot of money. Probably why I buy almost all my guns used. I have an Angelo Zoli 12 ga OU and it is my most expensive gun and a beauty, and my wife bought it for me for Christmas. Other than that the Franchi AL-48, Ithaca 37 Lightweight, Iver Johnson Matted Rib 16 ga., Western Field 550 (Mossberg 500 only nicer) and a variety of H&R Toppers all cost me less than $200 a piece and they are all in 85% condition or better. I will not be ordering a Greener in my lifetime. So $3,995 is cheap for a shotgun? Wow.

mr.t7024 · 11-23-2009, 07:09 PM

Thanks, I do appreciate your help

11-12-2009, 01:30 PM	#1
mr.t7024 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Near a brook & pond in Ma Posts: 734	Antonio Zolli I have a twenty gauge Antonio Zolli 3 inch mag o/u shotgun. It is marked Silver Snipe on left hand side of upper barrel,just in front of the receiver. On the right hand side of the upper barrel,just in front of the receiver it reads Special Nickel-Chrome Steel Nitro Proved . Both sides of the receiver reads Antonio Zoli, underneath the name,Gardonne V.T. The receiver is aluminum in color, my magnet adheres to it.It is in excellent shape. Barrels are 26", single trigger. I am curious what it is worth! -->

11-14-2009, 09:02 AM	#2
Contenderizer Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: North-Central Florida, USA Posts: 599	Re: Antonio Zolli The company Antonio Zoli is located in Brescia, Italy, and they manufacture a variety of modestly priced side-by-side and over/under shotguns for import to the US. Your Silver Snipe sells for about $650 new. In excellent condition expect about $500-550 if you have all of the choke tubes. __________________ NOTE: The information herein is provided free of charge. In some instances, you may actually be getting your money's worth. Author of: The History and Guns of Simson & Co., Suhl www.cornellpubs.com

11-14-2009, 12:06 PM	#3
mr.t7024 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Near a brook & pond in Ma Posts: 734	Re: Antonio Zolli This shotgun was bought used in 1980,i am surprised it is still made todat. Thanks!

11-14-2009, 03:17 PM	#4
9 fingers V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northwest NJ Posts: 134	Re: Antonio Zolli There current lineup of shotguns that are imported range from $3995 to $15,600. Modestly priced? I guess if you are comparing them to a $50,000 Greener they are modestly priced. They importer has a nice webpage if you do a search and there is also an Italian webpage that shows how they are manufactured. Try zoli.it to start if you want to learn more. 9 fingers

11-19-2009, 04:55 PM	#5
Contenderizer Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: North-Central Florida, USA Posts: 599	Re: Antonio Zolli mrt asked what HIS gun was worth, not what the current line-up was going for. Never the less I am willing to concede that value is in the eye of the beholder and "modestly priced" is subjective. Having said that, I'll bet that the vast majority of guns Zoli manufactures for import to the US are not the $15,600 engraved examples. Therefore I stand corrected - $3,995 isn't modesty priced - it cheap! __________________ NOTE: The information herein is provided free of charge. In some instances, you may actually be getting your money's worth. Author of: The History and Guns of Simson & Co., Suhl www.cornellpubs.com

11-19-2009, 06:00 PM	#6
9 fingers V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northwest NJ Posts: 134	Re: Antonio Zolli LOL! I must be on a lower pay scale than you Contenderizer. Is still think any gun over $1,000 is a lot of money. Probably why I buy almost all my guns used. I have an Angelo Zoli 12 ga OU and it is my most expensive gun and a beauty, and my wife bought it for me for Christmas. Other than that the Franchi AL-48, Ithaca 37 Lightweight, Iver Johnson Matted Rib 16 ga., Western Field 550 (Mossberg 500 only nicer) and a variety of H&R Toppers all cost me less than $200 a piece and they are all in 85% condition or better. I will not be ordering a Greener in my lifetime. So $3,995 is cheap for a shotgun? Wow.

11-23-2009, 07:09 PM	#7
mr.t7024 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Near a brook & pond in Ma Posts: 734	Re: Antonio Zolli Thanks, I do appreciate your help