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$16,675.00
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*OUTSTANDING & DESIRABLE WINCHESTER MODEL 42 DELUXE PUMP SHOTGUN WITH ORIGINAL BOX. SN 111235. Cal. 410. 3 inch chamber. 28″ solid rib bbl, Skeet choke with No. 81-A front bead sight. Factory jeweled bolt and carrier. Stocked with exceptional fiddle grained black walnut. Extension slide handled forend with 18 LPI double diamond deluxe checkering. Stock has large hard rubber pistol grip cap with 18 LPI diamond deluxe checkering. LOP: 13-5/8″ over orig buttplate. Weight: 6 lb. 5 oz. Accompanied by orig box with red lettering, bottom marked “51”, indicating 1951 production, with “B-1112” part number. White end flap label with blue printing and red Winchester logo stating SN 111235 with “42-338-04X” special order coding. Box contains time payment plan pamphlet, instruction booklet and special offer hand tag. Also accompanied by a custom built wooden storage box with Winchester marked lid. This gun is pictured on page 122 of “The Winchester Model 42” by Ned Schwing. PROVENANCE: Ned Schwing Collection. A personal letter about this gun from Ned Schwing will accompany the lot. CONDITION: Extremely fine, near new condition. Metal parts have about 99% orig blue with the only wear being on the slide bar and adjacent areas. Excellent jeweling with no wear marks. Stock and slide handle have excellent orig finish with minor handling marks, crisp mechanics and excellent bore. Box for this outstanding shotgun is in very good condition with spots of light discoloration and some slightly tattered edges. Interior retains wood end pieces, cardboard dividers and proper packing paper. Guns in this condition with their complete original box are extremely hard to find. 4-42589 DS24 (15,000-20,000)
Auction: Firearms - Fall 2011 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day. |