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1102
$7,475.00

*LOVELY UPGRADED MODEL 21 WINCHESTER 20 GAUGE WITH EXTRA BARRELS. SN 18485. Cal. 20 ga. 3″ Chambers. 24″ and 26″ Bbls with raised, matted game ribs, are stamped with standard Winchester markings on left sides, except “& 3 IN” added. Engine turned bbl flats are stamped with SNs. Bottoms of bbls are stamped “WINCHESTER PROOF STEEL” and with chokes. Blued action has engine turned internal surfaces and is beautifully engraved with “Grade 1″ style scrolls framed with striking gold wirework borders. A Cody Firearms Museum Fact Sheet indicates this gun was originally ordered without engraving and w/ fancy wood, deluxe checkering, and one set of bbls in 1944 for Cliff Charles. Action is fitted with automatic safety and gold-plated single selective trigger. Fancy crotch figured American walnut straight grip buttstock with deluxe checkering measures 14-1/4” over red “Winchester” pad. Matching beavertail forend has matching numbers on iron and wood. 26″ BBLS: Bore diameter: left-.615, right -.615. Bore restrictions: left -.009, right -.004. Wall thickness: left -.032, right -.031. 24″ BBLS: Bore diameter: left-.620, right -.618. Bore restrictions: left -.005, right -.004. Wall thickness: left -.027, right -.029. Drop at heel: 2-1/4″, drop at comb: 1-5/8″. Weight: 6 lbs. 7.7 oz. LOP: 14-1/4″.Drop at heel: 2-3/16″, drop at comb: 1-5/8″. Weight: 6 lbs. 10.6 oz. LOP: 14-1/4″. PROVENANCE: Cody Firearms Museum Fact Sheet. CONDITION: Excellent, as upgraded. Bbls retain nearly all of high quality re-black, with some slight thinning of blue toward breech end of left bbl of 24″ set. Action retains nearly all of its nicely polished re-blue, engraving slightly softened. Correctly shaped newer stocks retain nearly all of their orig finish with some minor marks and rubs. Bores are excellent. Action is tight, with both sets of bbls. Ejectors are in time. Trigger works. An eye-catching and very functional Model 21. 4-46037 MGM283 (7,500-12,500)


Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012
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