During the depression, authors like F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote lavishly of the high life. And brother if you could spare a dime, the movie theater was also an escape. They served the purpose that cable TV and the internet do today—they distract the public of hard times and bring us entertainment. Fitzgerald allowed us to peek into an affluent world and become part of it if only for a few chapters. And Hollywood gave us images of we still remember. Benelli is offering more than a peek into that world. A limited edition—only 200 will reach US shores—shotgun called the
BiMillionaire. What’s the occasion? It sure isn’t the bullish economy. The BiMillionaire celebrates the completion of the company’s two millionth shotgun. According to Benelli each BiMillionaire shotgun is a work of art—entwined baroque acanthus leaves and fine bevel-cut scrollwork, inspired by Italian armorers of the Renaissance, along with a cartouche of a duck in flight on the left side of the receiver and on the right a Spinone Italiano, northern Italy's classic gun dog, grace the metal. A distinctive half rosette with entwined gold overlay and shaded background accents both sides of the BiMillionaire. Ahhh. I haven’t been able to obtain the suggested retail price, but as the saying goes: If you have to ask the price, you can’t afford it.
