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1450
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$11,500.00
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*RARE WINCHESTER MODEL 20 JUNIOR TRAP SHOOTING SET. SN 2631. Cal. 410. Fantastic complete set consisting of a scarce Model 20 sgl bbl shotgun in its orig black fiberboard case with green canvas lining. The set is thought to be complete with the orig folding hand trap, 2-pc steel & wood cleaning rod, six orig boxes of the extremely rare Winchester Black Label 2″ shot shells. Four of the boxes are filled with No. 8 shot. One box is filled with orig No. 4 shot and the sixth box contains 19-rds of mixed shot, but all original Winchester ammunition. Individually these boxes are extremely collectible and rarely ever encountered. Also included in the case is an orig sealed box of 100 “Midget Size” clay targets with blue top label that depicts a family trap shooting scene with a home in the background. Also included is a tube of Winchester gun grease in its orig cardboard sleeve, a tube of Winchester rust remover in its orig cardboard sleeve and an empty can of Winchester Gun Oil with green painted label. Bottom compartment contains an orig functioning key, a Winchester instruction pamphlet in its orig envelope, an orig pad of Winchester Junior Trap Shooting score sheets and an orig Winchester pamphlet “How to Use and Care for the Winchester Junior Trap Shooting Outfit”. Also accompanying this lot is a copy of an advertisement for the Winchester Junior Trap Shooting Outfit and an orig pamphlet showing the complete Junior Trap Shooting Outfit. The Model 20 shotguns are scarce items in their own right, the midget clay targets are individually collectible as are the lubrication accessories but the most rare item in this rare set are the six boxes of Black Label Ammunition. PROVENANCE: Eldon Owens Collection, 2004. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Shotgun retains 96-98% strong orig factory blue on the metal with only light edge wear and faint muzzle edge wear. Wood is sound with minor handling & use marks in varnish with a couple of minor bruises and retains virtually all of its orig factory varnish. The carton of clay targets is unopened down the center of the label with the ends of the label open, otherwise box is completely intact with light soil and a minor chip or two. Lubrication accessories are extremely fine. Cartridge boxes & ammunition are also fine with a few worn edges and some minor edge chips in the labels with some light soil and staining on a couple of the boxes. Advertising items are fine. Fiberboard case is very fine to extremely fine with some very minor damage to the ends of the carrying handle on of the only complete Junior trap shooting sets in existence. 4-38793 JR124 (9,000-13,000)
Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009 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. |