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2527
$12,650.00

*VERY FINE WINCHESTER MODEL 21 PIGEON GRADE WITH BOX.

SN 31764. Cal. 16 ga. 2-3/4″ Chambers. 26″ Bbls marked imp cyl and mod, are fitted with raised, matted, ventilated rib with milled out portion marked “CUSTOM BUILT BY WINCHESTER”. There are 3-1/8″ triangles of scroll at breech ends. Bbl flats are engine turned and have all correct stamps. Flat sided blued action featuring automatic safety, engine turned water table, and gold-plated single selective trigger, is engraved in “Grade 21-6″ style with oak leaf carved fences, and 80% coverage scroll surrounding vignettes of game birds and dogs within ovals; a setter is on left side, and a pointer is on right. A pair of standing pheasant are on trigger plate. A portrait of a dog is on trigger guard bow. Fine feather crotch figured American walnut steel capped pistol grip oil finished buttstock measures 14-1/4” over checkered wood butt. Point pattern checkering with beaded borders is at grip. Scroll engraved grip cap is gold inlaid “PIGEON” and “GRADE”. A vacant gold oval is on toe line. Matching beavertail ejector forend with brace and inset ebony tip has engine turned internals. Drop at heel: 2-3/8″, drop at comb: 1-7/16″. Weight: 7 lbs 5 oz. LOP: 14-1/4″. Brown and red Winchester box has end label stamped with SN for this gun and with “Pigeon” and “Select Wood”. PROVENANCE: Winchester and CSMC letters. CONDITION: Excellent, essentially as new, by C. S. M. C. with only a few light handling marks in its exceptional finishes on wood and metal. 4-54768 (12,500-17,500) – Lot 2527

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Auction: Firearms - March 2015
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