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2531
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$14,087.50
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*EARLY C S M MODEL 21 PIGEON GRADE 16 GAUGE WITH CASE. SN W38152. Cal. 16 ga. 2-3/4″ Chambers. 26″ Bbls with raised, matted, ventilated rib have 3-1/2″ triangles of simple scroll at breech ends. Engine turned bbl flats are stamped with SN, gauge, and chamber information, as well as WS proofs. Loop is stamped with “CT. Shotgun Mfg. New Britain, CT. U. S. A.” There are no stampings on left bbl. Flat side action is engraved in 21-6 style having setter and pointer on either side and pheasant on bottom with deep relief carved oak leaf fences. Action features non-automatic safety and gold-plated single selective trigger. Trigger guard is gold inlaid “Pigeon Grade” at grip. Exceptional XXXX feather crotch American walnut straight grip buttstock measures 14-1/2″ over checkered wood butt, and has vacant gold oval on toe line, and is checkered with 21-B carved pattern of fleur-di-lis and ribbons. Matching beavertail forend has inset ebony forend tip, and engine turned iron. Bore diameter: left -.663, right -.663. Bore restrictions: left -.013, right -.007. Wall thickness: left -.031, right -.030. Drop at heel: 2-1/4″, drop at comb: 1-1/2″. Weight: 6 lbs. 13 oz, LOP 14-1/2″. Brown oak and leather case with brass corners has leather trimmed canvas outer cover, is lined in burgundy cloth, and has oak trimmed partitions. Case contains 2-pc cocobolo and brass cleaning rod with mops and brushes, pair of Orvis marked snap caps, and a pull-through cleaning snake. CONDITION: Excellent, near new, with only a few light handling marks on wood and metal. Bores are excellent. Mechanically crisp. Case leather is excellent. Interior cloth has some slight tears from contact with extractors. Accessories are excellent. Outer cover is excellent, with a few marks and scuff on leather corners. 4-46729 MGM217 (15,000-20,000)
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. |