Any oldtimers remember Mario Beschi?

[Mountainman708]

I took a quickie look at a gunshop while on my lunch break. I took a gander at a Mario Beschi o/u skeet shotgun. Very nice wood and blued receiver with gold trim outline. There is no engraving on the receiver. Slight engraving on the trigger guard with the word "Skeet" in gold trim. There was no model number on the barrels and it said "imported by Pachmayr" on the top barrel. The employee didn't have to much info on it, he said maybe it was made in the late 70's to early 80's. Yes this is a long shot but has anyone heard of this shotgun or gunmaker? (Mario Beschi)
Thanks,

mountainman708

 

[oneounceload]

Mario Beschi was a shotgun manufacturer located in Gardone, Italy, and made both side-by-side and over/under shotguns in various quality levels until around 1983. The company also subcontracted private-label models for various companies, including McKeown's Guns, located in Pekin, Illinois, which imported Beschi shotguns under the Allen Firearms Co. trademark

From a 2006 G&A article