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1218
$5,750.00

*INTERESTING WINCHESTER MODEL 21 STRAIGHT GRIP SIDE BY SIDE SHOTGUN. SN 16563. Cal. 16 ga. 26″ bbls, matted tapered concave rib, white front, silver center sighting bead, 2-3/4″ chambers, MOD/FULL choke, ejectors and sgl selective trigger. Side of left bbl is marked “WINCHESTER-16 GAUGE/2-3/4″ CHAM.” Standard frame mounted with nicely figured walnut, checkered straight grip, checkered butt, and unique thin splinter forend that is serial numbered to gun. Bore diameter: left -.664, right -.665. Bore restrictions: left -.024, right -.009. Wall thickness: left -.041, right -.037. Drop at heel: 2-1/2″, drop at comb: 1-5/8″. Weight: 6lbs. 8oz. LOP 14-3/8″. Accompanied with Cody Firearms Museum fact sheet identifying as 16 ga, 26″ MOD/FULL with sgl trigger, selective ejectors, non-auto-safety, standard finish, checkered butt, 14-3/8″ LOP, drop at heel 2-7/16″, drop at comb 1-5/8″, weighing 6lbs 8oz., finished 9-25-46 and shipped to Cook Newton & Smath Inc. CONDITION: Fine. Bbls retain 90% orig blue with minor muzzle wear, usual nicks & dings, some thinning over chambers. Receiver retains 85-90%orig blue, bright on sharp edges and across bottom and across top of fences. Trigger guard retains orig blue with some minor light scratches, bright on sharp edges, and thinning through grip area. Stock is sound with a tiny chip & hairline crack behind top tang, a ding in raised side panel on right side, checkering is somewhat flat through grip area, typical minor nicks & dings, flaking of finish around butt, and retains a thin coat of wiped on oil over orig finish with some hand worn patina in grip area. The unusual checkered splinter forend appears to be completely orig with minor nicks & dings, slightly worn checkering, with what appears as orig varnish on forward portion and hand worn patina across bottom & back. Mechanics are crisp with non-auto safety, strong ejectors and nice shiny bores. 4-39524 BDT35 (5,000-8,000)


Auction: Firearms - Spring 2010
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