Luke Cuenco 03.02.23
To coincide with the one hundredth anniversary of the invention of King Tutankhamon’s tomb in Egypt, Beretta is proud to current to a singular one-of-a-kind shotgun – the Beretta SL3 Tutankhamon. This one-of-one shotgun options distinctive engravings that includes Egyptian symbology on its exhibition-grade 5 European walnut wooden inventory. This shotgun will probably be offered for public viewing at this yr’s Safari Club International Convention which will probably be held in Nashville Tennessee between February twenty second and twenty fifth.
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Fit for a Pharoah – The Custom One-Of-A-Kind SL3 Tutankhamon from Beretta
Accokeek, MD – Beretta is happy to current to the general public a customized one-of-one shotgun at this yr’s SCI Convention – the SL3 Tutankhamon. The SL3 Tutankhamon celebrates 100 years after the invention of King Tutankhamon’s tomb by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon with its enriched engravings depicting widespread imagery from Egypt, symbols of the Egyptian civilization, and hieroglyphs present in Tutankhamon’s tomb.
This one-of-one shotgun is an SL3 EELL 12-gauge with a basic discipline configuration and Beretta proprietary Steelium hyper-polished 30-inch Optimabore-HP barrels. Made of an exhibition-grade 5 European walnut wooden and hand checkered with a Tru-Oil end, the SL3 Tutankhamon underwent 1,000 hours of hand engraving by grasp engraver Luca Casari.
The engraving has been carried out within the Bulino-style with a Gold, Green Gold, Silver, and Copper hand inlay, and contains a hammer and chisel approach for the background beating.
The proper sideplate of the SL3 Tutankhamon options three predominant gold-inlaid topics, representing three predominant personalities of Ancient Egypt’s 18th Dynasty associated to King Tut’s historical past (from left to proper): the Pharaoh Tutankhamon, Queen Neferneferuaten Nefertiti (the Great Royal Wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten, who dominated earlier than Tutankhamon), and Queen Ankhesenamun (the Great Royal Wife of Tutankhamon). The background of those three topics is enriched by imagery from Egypt and symbols of its highly effective historical civilization, additionally taken from the hieroglyphs in Tutankhamon’s tomb: desert caravans and oasis, the Great Sphinx of Giza, and on the left, the ankh or “key of life,” the traditional Egyptian image for all times.
The golden cartouche positioned above the embellished pin represents Tutankhamon’s prenomen or throne identify Nebkheperura, one of many 5 names included within the Pharaoh’s royal titulary.
With a gold-inlay approach, the 2 predominant topics of the left sideplate characterize two of the principle deities of Ancient Egypt: Horus and Anubis.
The SL3 Tutankhamon will probably be offered in a devoted gun case designed and crafted by Pietro Beretta’s Custom Atelier and can function a design meant to recreate King Tutankhamon’s sarcophagus, the shotgun may also be offered to its new proprietor on the Opening day of the SCI Convention. For extra data, you may go to http://www.beretta.com/.
Luke can also be a personal licensed pilot and is at the moment pursuing his business pilot’s license within the hopes of turning into knowledgeable pilot. Some of Luke’s different pursuits embody something to do with aviation, aerospace and army know-how, and American Conservancy efforts.
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