Image Lot Price Description

1059
$5,060.00

*GORGEOUS CUSTOM ENGRAVED & INLAID WINCHESTER MODEL 42 PUMP SHOTGUN. Cal. 410. SN 61265. Fabulous little shotgun with 26″ full choke bbl & Simmons rib. It is mounted with spectacular center crotch cut, flame grain, sunburst, American walnut wood with carved & checkered custom rnd forearm & custom carved & checkered pistol grip stock, 14″ over a Winchester hard rubber buttplate. Receiver & take down ring are spectacularly engraved in Germanic style with large vignettes of a raised gold pointer & raised gold flying pheasant with a setter & two other pheasants in the background in a woodland scene. Top edge of the left side is engraved in a ribbon “H. & H. ZEHNER – FRANKFURT / M.” Right side is equally beautifully engraved with two raised gold flying quail & three other quail in the background all in a wonderful woodland scene. Entire receiver, take down ring & trigger guard are engraved to match. Trigger bow has raised gold initials “HEA”. Safety, trigger & slide release are gold plated. This shotgun was reportedly returned to the United States by an American officer. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine. Retains virtually all of its fine custom blue & French gray finish on the metal & wonderful hand rubbed finish on the wood. Stock has one or two minor nicks on the bottom. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-56484 JR698 (3,000-5,000)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005
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