*RARE AND FINE WINCHESTER MODEL 21 DELUXE FIELD GUN ONCE BELONGING TO W. ALTON (PETE) JONES.

*RARE AND FINE WINCHESTER MODEL 21 DELUXE FIELD GUN ONCE BELONGING TO W. ALTON (PETE) JONES. SN 15790. Cal. 20 ga. 2-3/4″ Chambers. This gun has 28″ modified and full bbls, and is fitted with straight grip stock, beavertail forend and selective single trigger. Stocks are of beautiful XXX feather crotch American walnut with deluxe point pattern checkering, checkered side panels, and Winchester composition buttplate. Trigger plate is stamped “DELUXE/FIELD”. Bore diameter: left -.612, right -.612. Bore restrictions: left -.019, right -.007. Wall thickness: left -.027, right -.022. Drop at heel: 2-1/4″, drop at comb: 1-1/2″. Weight: 6 lbs. 9 oz, LOP 14-1/2″. Accompanied by a copy of a Winchester factory letter confirming the configuration above as ordered on 6-2-1949 by Abercrombie & Fitch for sale to Pete Jones, President of Cities Service Company (now CITGO), who was a long time friend of Dwight D. Eisenhower. Mr. Jones was killed in 1962 in the crash of American Airlines Flight 1 from NYC, while on his way to join Ike on a fishing trip. PROVENANCE: G & H letter with A & F records of gun. Wikipedia info on W. Alton Jones, and copies of presidential papers with correspondence between Ike and Pete. Draft and census info on Jones. Copies of news articles on the crash of Flight 1. Wikipedia info on the crash of Flight 1. Copy of Spring 2012 “URI Quadrangles” with info on their W. Alton Jones campus (on land donated by the family after his death). CONDITION: Extremely fine. Metal and wood retain essentially all of their correct factory finishes. There is some very slight scattered pitting and thinning at edges of trigger guard metal, and some very minor chips and scratches in wood. Bores are excellent, bright and shiny. Action is tight. Ejectors are in time. Right ejector is “live” which is a simple fix. Trigger works fine. Hard to improve upon this very desirable M21 configuration. 4-46720 MGM163 (12,500-17,500)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2012

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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	2522	$13,800.00	RARE AND FINE WINCHESTER MODEL 21 DELUXE FIELD GUN ONCE BELONGING TO W. ALTON (PETE) JONES. SN 15790. Cal. 20 ga. 2-3/4″ Chambers. This gun has 28″ modified and full bbls, and is fitted with straight grip stock, beavertail forend and selective single trigger. Stocks are of beautiful XXX feather crotch American walnut with deluxe point pattern checkering, checkered side panels, and Winchester composition buttplate. Trigger plate is stamped “DELUXE/FIELD”. Bore diameter: left -.612, right -.612. Bore restrictions: left -.019, right -.007. Wall thickness: left -.027, right -.022. Drop at heel: 2-1/4″, drop at comb: 1-1/2″. Weight: 6 lbs. 9 oz, LOP 14-1/2″. Accompanied by a copy of a Winchester factory letter confirming the configuration above as ordered on 6-2-1949 by Abercrombie & Fitch for sale to Pete Jones, President of Cities Service Company (now CITGO), who was a long time friend of Dwight D. Eisenhower. Mr. Jones was killed in 1962 in the crash of American Airlines Flight 1 from NYC, while on his way to join Ike on a fishing trip. PROVENANCE: G & H letter with A & F records of gun. Wikipedia info on W. Alton Jones, and copies of presidential papers with correspondence between Ike and Pete. Draft and census info on Jones. Copies of news articles on the crash of Flight 1. Wikipedia info on the crash of Flight 1. Copy of Spring 2012 “URI Quadrangles” with info on their W. Alton Jones campus (on land donated by the family after his death). CONDITION: Extremely fine. Metal and wood retain essentially all of their correct factory finishes. There is some very slight scattered pitting and thinning at edges of trigger guard metal, and some very minor chips and scratches in wood. Bores are excellent, bright and shiny. Action is tight. Ejectors are in time. Right ejector is “live” which is a simple fix. Trigger works fine. Hard to improve upon this very desirable M21 configuration. 4-46720 MGM163 (12,500-17,500) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2012 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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