*SPECIAL WINCHESTER PRESENTATION SKEET GRADE MODEL 12 PUMP SHOTGUN.

*SPECIAL WINCHESTER PRESENTATION SKEET GRADE MODEL 12 PUMP SHOTGUN. SN 817915. Cal. 12 ga. Usual configuration with 26″ bbl choked WS-1 with duckbill factory vent rib, mounted with very highly figured, checkered American walnut with double diamond checkered deluxe large forearm and pistol grip stock with hard rubber grip cap and a red Winchester recoil pad. Receiver is most unusually finished with a matte panel on each side with high polished accents. Left side is mounted with a silver spread-winged American eagle clutching olive branches & arrows, the rank designation of a full Colonel. Right side is similarly matte finished with bright accents and the initials “A B C”. Bottom forward part of receiver is marked “SKEET”. Stock has a spliced repair at the bottom front of the wrist. Drop at heel: 2-1/4″; Drop at comb: 1-9/16″; Weight: 7 lbs. 14.7 oz. Bbl has .037″ wall thickness; LOP: 14-1/8″. This shotgun was the proud possession of the late Brig. Gen. Andrew B. Cannon, U.S. Air Force, Retired. According to a signed statement from his son, Andrew B. Cannon, Jr., a sergeant in the law enforcement division of New Hampshire Fish & Game Dept., dated March 3, 1978, this shotgun was presented to Gen. Cannon sometime around 1944 when he was a colonel in the Army Air Corps commanding operations in Long Beach, CA. He states that it was presented by the Winchester Gun Company through William Marriott, who at that time, was the National Skeet Champion. The letter further states that his father used this shotgun in skeet competition in 1944 and won the Los Angeles Open Skeet Championships. The letter finally states that this shotgun is being transferred to his good friend, Al Sirles, a well-known collector/dealer in south central New Hampshire who amassed a famous collection of Winchester firearms. Gen. Cannon was born in Newton, MA on 24 May 1903, attended schools in NH, joined the Army Air Corps Reserves in 1931, was called to active duty in 1941-46 during which time he became the commander of the Bengal Wing of the China-Burma-India theater. His wing consisted of ten air bases and more than 300 transport aircraft flying troops & materials of war over “the hump” into China. The Bengal wing flew over 37,000 trips over “the hump” with the General personally flying over 120 combat missions. In 1946 he returned to the U.S. and became the Superintendent of Maintenance for Capital Airlines and was recalled to duty in 1951. His duties remained with the Military Air Transport Service (MATS) throughout the remainder of his career with numerous sterling accomplishments. He was promoted to Brig. General in 1960, retired in 1963 and died in 1974. CONDITION: Very fine plus, matching. Overall retains virtually all of a fine professionally restored finish, probably by Winchester. Wood also retains about all of its fine restored finish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-42143 JR208 (3,000-5,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 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.

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	1309	$0.00	SPECIAL WINCHESTER PRESENTATION SKEET GRADE MODEL 12 PUMP SHOTGUN. SN 817915. Cal. 12 ga. Usual configuration with 26″ bbl choked WS-1 with duckbill factory vent rib, mounted with very highly figured, checkered American walnut with double diamond checkered deluxe large forearm and pistol grip stock with hard rubber grip cap and a red Winchester recoil pad. Receiver is most unusually finished with a matte panel on each side with high polished accents. Left side is mounted with a silver spread-winged American eagle clutching olive branches & arrows, the rank designation of a full Colonel. Right side is similarly matte finished with bright accents and the initials “A B C”. Bottom forward part of receiver is marked “SKEET”. Stock has a spliced repair at the bottom front of the wrist. Drop at heel: 2-1/4″; Drop at comb: 1-9/16″; Weight: 7 lbs. 14.7 oz. Bbl has .037″ wall thickness; LOP: 14-1/8″. This shotgun was the proud possession of the late Brig. Gen. Andrew B. Cannon, U.S. Air Force, Retired. According to a signed statement from his son, Andrew B. Cannon, Jr., a sergeant in the law enforcement division of New Hampshire Fish & Game Dept., dated March 3, 1978, this shotgun was presented to Gen. Cannon sometime around 1944 when he was a colonel in the Army Air Corps commanding operations in Long Beach, CA. He states that it was presented by the Winchester Gun Company through William Marriott, who at that time, was the National Skeet Champion. The letter further states that his father used this shotgun in skeet competition in 1944 and won the Los Angeles Open Skeet Championships. The letter finally states that this shotgun is being transferred to his good friend, Al Sirles, a well-known collector/dealer in south central New Hampshire who amassed a famous collection of Winchester firearms. Gen. Cannon was born in Newton, MA on 24 May 1903, attended schools in NH, joined the Army Air Corps Reserves in 1931, was called to active duty in 1941-46 during which time he became the commander of the Bengal Wing of the China-Burma-India theater. His wing consisted of ten air bases and more than 300 transport aircraft flying troops & materials of war over “the hump” into China. The Bengal wing flew over 37,000 trips over “the hump” with the General personally flying over 120 combat missions. In 1946 he returned to the U.S. and became the Superintendent of Maintenance for Capital Airlines and was recalled to duty in 1951. His duties remained with the Military Air Transport Service (MATS) throughout the remainder of his career with numerous sterling accomplishments. He was promoted to Brig. General in 1960, retired in 1963 and died in 1974. CONDITION: Very fine plus, matching. Overall retains virtually all of a fine professionally restored finish, probably by Winchester. Wood also retains about all of its fine restored finish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-42143 JR208 (3,000-5,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 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.

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