Zabala · Shotgun
Zabala Side-by-Side
Break action · 12 Gauge · introduced 1932
Also known as Zabala Hnos, Zabala Hermanos SxS, Zabala Double
About the Zabala Side-by-Side
The Zabala Side-by-Side is a 12-gauge double-barrel shotgun built by the family firm Zabala Hermanos in Eibar, in Spain's Basque gun-making country. A hammerless boxlock break-action with a top lever, twin triggers and side-by-side barrels, it is chambered for 12 gauge and offered with fixed or screw-in chokes. Many examples feature automatic ejectors, chrome-lined bores, color case-hardened and scroll-engraved actions, and walnut stocks. Marketed widely for field hunting and clay sports, Zabala doubles are valued as affordable working guns.
Eibar has been a center of Spanish gunmaking since the 1500s, and Zabala Hermanos has been one of its enduring family workshops since 1932, exporting inexpensive side-by-side and over-under doubles around the world.
Zabala Side-by-Side specifications
General
- Type
- Shotgun
- Action
- Break action
- Firing mechanism
- Internal hammer
- Trigger
- Double trigger
- Calibres
- 12 Gauge
- Magazine capacity
- 2 rounds
- Magazine
- Internal
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 711 mm (28.0 in)
- Overall length
- 1150 mm (45.3 in)
- Weight (empty)
- 3.20 kg (7.05 lb)
Barrel
- Rifling
- Smoothbore
Materials
- Barrel
- Steel
- Receiver / frame
- Steel
- Stock
- Walnut
- Finish
- color_case_hardened
Performance
- Muzzle velocity (typical)
- 400 m/s (1312 fps)
- Muzzle energy (typical)
- 2560 J (1888 ft·lb)
- Effective range
- 40 m
History
- Introduced
- 1932
- Production status
- In production
- Country of origin
- ES
- Designer
- Zabala Hermanos
Features
- Boxlock action
- Top lever
- Double barrel
- Double trigger
- Automatic ejectors
- Chrome lined bores
- Scroll engraving
Safety
- Manual safety
Specifications reflect a representative 28-inch (711 mm) barreled 12-gauge field model; barrel length, chokes, weight and chambering (including 3-inch and 3.5-inch magnum versions) vary by model and era.