Technical

The basic mechanical design here is used by several makers in Brescia and offered at a variety of qualities and levels of finish. The refined, round-bar version, as seen in the Phoenix, came about when Paul Roberts asked Laura Bosis to file the bar on a conventional, square-bar Rizzini 20-bore over-and-under. The finished shape was pleasing and several guns were modified until a dedicated, round-body receiver was created to facilitate the look (and strengthen the

rounded action bar). The action is powered by helical springs with a single selective, inertia-operated trigger. Like a Beretta, it has trunnion hinging with stud pins mounted near the knuckle. Unlike a Beretta, the action locks-up by means of a flat, Browning-style bolt engaging a slot beneath the bottom chamber. There are twin cocking rods that operate side by side in a channel in the bottom of the action well. All combined with a simple,

efficient ejector system.