Can you identify this Made In Spain Shotgun?

BADMAN400 · December 22, 2010, 08:47 PM

It has the following markings and appears to be a 16 ga in good condition.

"ECHHSH" HCHAVH. ARI MENDI Y CIA.S.A./Eibar Made In Spain NIIRU

Ser # 329XX then in an oval circle there appears 16/70 near both serial number locations.

Can anyone help out here? some of the "I"s may be "1"s instead? My brother read the numbers/letters to me over the phone.

Thanks for any help!

oneounceload · December 22, 2010, 09:09 PM

Quote:

16/70

that means 16 gauge and 70 mm chambers, which is 2-3/4

nothing else is coming up with anything, perhaps the letters are incorrect?

BADMAN400 · December 22, 2010, 09:12 PM

Thanks for that much. I was thinking 16 ga. and made in 1970..lol.

Very well could be that the letters/numbers are incorrect. My brother said he had difficulty and sounded as if he were guessing at some.

Hope someone might recognize in spite of mistake(s).

mete · December 22, 2010, 09:43 PM

Since it's in parentheses I wonder if "ECHHSH" is actually "ENGLISH"

Bill DeShivs · December 22, 2010, 09:49 PM

Echasa.

BADMAN400 · December 22, 2010, 09:59 PM

The second one sounds like it could be it.

But my brother definitely said quotation marks" ".

But he also said that some of the "H"s looked more like a symbol of a backward "4", the way you would write a 4, than an "H".

He was second guessing himself as he was using a magnifying glass and up against worn and older letter/numbers.

I did find the name "Eibar" in a search. Supposedly a region in Spain where shotguns were made.

Thnx guys!

BADMAN400 · December 22, 2010, 10:08 PM

Found it!

Bill De was on the right track. Thanks guys!

http://www.auctionarms.com/closed/di...mnum=9756334.0

Bill DeShivs · December 22, 2010, 10:24 PM

Arizmendi, Eibar, Spain.

BADMAN400 · December 22, 2010, 10:34 PM

If you click on the link in my last post, you can see the shotgun my brother has. Except the one he has is case hardened finish on the recevier instead of nickel. He's a happy camper since he only paid $100 for his and it is in excellent condition.

Thanks again.

Merry Christmas!

December 22, 2010, 08:47 PM	#1
BADMAN400 Senior Member Join Date: December 24, 2005 Location: Easley, SC Posts: 260	Can you identify this Made In Spain Shotgun? It has the following markings and appears to be a 16 ga in good condition. "ECHHSH" HCHAVH. ARI MENDI Y CIA.S.A./Eibar Made In Spain NIIRU Ser # 329XX then in an oval circle there appears 16/70 near both serial number locations. Can anyone help out here? some of the "I"s may be "1"s instead? My brother read the numbers/letters to me over the phone. Thanks for any help! __________________ "No one knows what it's like to be the badman..." _The Who

December 22, 2010, 09:12 PM	#3
BADMAN400 Senior Member Join Date: December 24, 2005 Location: Easley, SC Posts: 260	Thanks for that much. I was thinking 16 ga. and made in 1970..lol. Very well could be that the letters/numbers are incorrect. My brother said he had difficulty and sounded as if he were guessing at some. Hope someone might recognize in spite of mistake(s). __________________ "No one knows what it's like to be the badman..." _The Who

December 22, 2010, 09:43 PM	#4
mete Senior Member Join Date: June 14, 2004 Location: NY State Posts: 6,575	Since it's in parentheses I wonder if "ECHHSH" is actually "ENGLISH" __________________ And Watson , bring your revolver !

December 22, 2010, 09:49 PM	#5
Bill DeShivs Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2006 Posts: 10,981	Echasa. __________________ Bill DeShivs, Master Cutler www.billdeshivs.com

December 22, 2010, 09:59 PM	#6
BADMAN400 Senior Member Join Date: December 24, 2005 Location: Easley, SC Posts: 260	The second one sounds like it could be it. But my brother definitely said quotation marks" ". But he also said that some of the "H"s looked more like a symbol of a backward "4", the way you would write a 4, than an "H". He was second guessing himself as he was using a magnifying glass and up against worn and older letter/numbers. I did find the name "Eibar" in a search. Supposedly a region in Spain where shotguns were made. Thnx guys! __________________ "No one knows what it's like to be the badman..." _The Who

December 22, 2010, 10:08 PM	#7
BADMAN400 Senior Member Join Date: December 24, 2005 Location: Easley, SC Posts: 260	Found it! Bill De was on the right track. Thanks guys! http://www.auctionarms.com/closed/di...mnum=9756334.0 __________________ "No one knows what it's like to be the badman..." _The Who

December 22, 2010, 10:24 PM	#8
Bill DeShivs Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2006 Posts: 10,981	Arizmendi, Eibar, Spain. __________________ Bill DeShivs, Master Cutler www.billdeshivs.com

December 22, 2010, 10:34 PM	#9
BADMAN400 Senior Member Join Date: December 24, 2005 Location: Easley, SC Posts: 260	If you click on the link in my last post, you can see the shotgun my brother has. Except the one he has is case hardened finish on the recevier instead of nickel. He's a happy camper since he only paid $100 for his and it is in excellent condition. Thanks again. Merry Christmas! __________________ "No one knows what it's like to be the badman..." _The Who