*WINCHESTER MODEL 21 TRAP GRADE DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN.

*WINCHESTER MODEL 21 TRAP GRADE DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN. Cal. 28 ga. SN 12302. Fine early “21” with 26” bbls choked SKEET/SKEET with tapered, concave, matted rib, Bradley white ivory front bead & ivory middle bead marked toward breech end “CUSTOM BUILT BY WINCHESTER”. Receiver has sgl selective trigger. Mounted with replacement, orig Winchester wood, center crotch cut, flame grain, with early style kidney shape checkered, orig, beavertail forearm and pistol grip stock, 14-1/4” over a Winchester solid red pad. Receiver is very nicely engraved, probably after-market, with a standing cock pheasant on left side, a ruffed grouse on right side & a setter carrying a bird on bottom. Floorplate is marked “TRAP” and has the name “H. BONHAM – ENGR” engraved just in front of trigger guard. Trigger guard has small vignette of a setter. Balance of receiver has about 50% coverage foliate arabesque patterns. Engraving extends about 1-1/4” over chamber areas with a fine border pattern. Bore diameter: left – .556, right – .557. Bore restrictions: left – .017, right – .019. Unable to gauge wall thickness. Drop at heel: 2-1/2”, drop at comb: 1-3/8”. Weight: 7 lbs. 8.64 oz. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this shotgun as having been final inspected May 6, 1938 for Abercrombie & Fitch Co. It shows a return & repair in June of 1980 for re-checkering stock, repairing chips in beavertail forearm, new solid recoil pad, two new hammers, a new set of bbls choked WS1/WS2 and engrave gun in “21-5” style with “CUSTOM BUILT BY WINCHESTER” in a panel on rib. Apparently this shotgun started life as a 20 ga. but it was determined that they were ruined and apparently had the 28 ga. bbls built. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbls retain most of a beautiful restored blue and rib inscription appears to have been made with a pantograph. Receiver & trigger guard retain most of their fine custom blue. Wood is sound with stock retaining about all of a brilliant custom finish & forearm most of its orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bores. Dr. Poppell Collection 4-59273 JR563 (7,500-12,500)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2006

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1741	$9,200.00	WINCHESTER MODEL 21 TRAP GRADE DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN. Cal. 28 ga. SN 12302. Fine early “21” with 26” bbls choked SKEET/SKEET with tapered, concave, matted rib, Bradley white ivory front bead & ivory middle bead marked toward breech end “CUSTOM BUILT BY WINCHESTER”. Receiver has sgl selective trigger. Mounted with replacement, orig Winchester wood, center crotch cut, flame grain, with early style kidney shape checkered, orig, beavertail forearm and pistol grip stock, 14-1/4” over a Winchester solid red pad. Receiver is very nicely engraved, probably after-market, with a standing cock pheasant on left side, a ruffed grouse on right side & a setter carrying a bird on bottom. Floorplate is marked “TRAP” and has the name “H. BONHAM – ENGR” engraved just in front of trigger guard. Trigger guard has small vignette of a setter. Balance of receiver has about 50% coverage foliate arabesque patterns. Engraving extends about 1-1/4” over chamber areas with a fine border pattern. Bore diameter: left – .556, right – .557. Bore restrictions: left – .017, right – .019. Unable to gauge wall thickness. Drop at heel: 2-1/2”, drop at comb: 1-3/8”. Weight: 7 lbs. 8.64 oz. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this shotgun as having been final inspected May 6, 1938 for Abercrombie & Fitch Co. It shows a return & repair in June of 1980 for re-checkering stock, repairing chips in beavertail forearm, new solid recoil pad, two new hammers, a new set of bbls choked WS1/WS2 and engrave gun in “21-5” style with “CUSTOM BUILT BY WINCHESTER” in a panel on rib. Apparently this shotgun started life as a 20 ga. but it was determined that they were ruined and apparently had the 28 ga. bbls built. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbls retain most of a beautiful restored blue and rib inscription appears to have been made with a pantograph. Receiver & trigger guard retain most of their fine custom blue. Wood is sound with stock retaining about all of a brilliant custom finish & forearm most of its orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bores. Dr. Poppell Collection 4-59273 JR563 (7,500-12,500) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2006 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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