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2528
$12,075.00

*VERY FINE WINCHESTER CUSTOM SHOP GRADE 5 MODEL 21 WITH EXTRA BARRELS.

SN 27233. Cal. 12 ga. 2-3/4″ Chambers. 30″ Bbls marked mod and full, and 28″ bbls marked improved cylinder and mod, are fitted with narrow matted game ribs engraved “CUSTOM BUILT BY WINCHESTER” on milled out portions of ribs. There are 1-1/4″ triangles of scroll at breech ends. Bbl flats are engine turned and have all correct stamps. Flat sided blued action featuring engine turned water table, automatic safety, and blued single selective trigger, is engraved in “Grade 5” style with sprays of scroll surrounding vignettes of game birds and dogs within ovals; pheasant on left, grouse on right. A setter retrieving a grouse is on trigger plate. Initials “FJA” are gold inlaid on trigger guard bow. Very fine feather crotch figured American walnut steel capped pistol grip buttstock measures 14-1/4″ over solid red Winchester pad. It is checkered in 21-A style. Matching beavertail ejector forend with brace fits both bbl sets. 30″ Bbl set: Drop at heel: 1-7/8″, drop at comb: 1-1/2″. Weight: 7 lbs 12 oz. LOP: 14-1/4″. 28″ Bbl set: Drop at heel: 2″, drop at comb: 1-1/2″. Weight: 7 lbs 8 oz. LOP: 14-1/4″. CONDITION: Excellent. Both sets of bbls retain nearly all of their orig blue, with some light handling marks and a number of marks from contact with forend. Action retains approx 95% orig blue, silvered on fences and thinning on bottom. Trigger guard shows edge wear, blue thinning at grip. Forend iron and latch are considerably silvered. Stocks retain most of their orig finish which is showing some peeling and considerable checking on buttstock, checkering lightly worn. Bores are excellent. Action is tight. Mechanically excellent. A small chip is missing from interior of forend behind brace. 4-54751 (8,000-12,000) – Lot 2528


Auction: Firearms - March 2015
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