*FABULOUS CASED JOHN ADAMS ENGRAVED WINCHESTER MODEL 21 DBL BBL SHOTGUN.

*FABULOUS CASED JOHN ADAMS ENGRAVED WINCHESTER MODEL 21 DBL BBL SHOTGUN. Cal. 12 ga. SN 3201. Skeet grade 21 with 26″ bbls listed with WS1/WS2 chokes but now fitted with Briley choke tubes. It has concave matted rib, dbl silver beads, ejectors & sgl selective trigger. Mounted with highly figured very beautiful flame grain American walnut with checkered beavertail forearm & pistol grip stock with checkered side panels, 14″ over a checkered butt. Receiver, top lever, trigger guard & forend iron are spectacularly engraved by renowned Colt engraver, John Adams, with extremely, well-detailed, gold, flying pheasant on the left side; gold, flying partridge on the right side; a gold setter on point on the floorplate with two, gold, flying partridge & a gold spaniel’s head on the trigger bow. Side panels of the receiver have gold wire border with three flourishes of inlaid gold arabesque patterns with full coverage fill engraving of arabesque patterns. Forward side panels, top of the receiver & two spots on the floorplate have very beautiful bouquets of roses in pink & green gold. Dogs are in two color white & yellow gold and the bird dog on the floorplate is in a wonderfully detailed woodland scene. Top tang has the serial number and “SAFE” in gold. Trigger guard & trigger plate also have full coverage engraving with arrows & “L” and “R” in gold. Forend iron has gold wire borders. Standing breech, water table & inside the forend iron are jeweled. Engraving extends 1-7/8″ over the chamber areas of the bbls with gold wire & a rose in 3-color yellow, rose & green gold. Accompanied by several sheets of paperwork regarding this shotgun, one of which is a signed letter dated 4/26/90 from John J. Adams detailing how he engraved the gun in 1985 for a Mr. Gene Landurand. Another letter is from USRA stating that this shotgun was manufactured July 14, 1936 for stock. There is an invoice for installation of Briley chokes. There is a copy of a photograph of the current owner holding the gun on a pheasant hunt in South Dakota in October of 1987. Also accompanied by a light brown burgundy ultra suede lined trunk case with Pachmayr label in the lid. Front compartment contains three spare chokes, a pair of snap caps & choke tube wrench. Drop at the heel 2-7/16″, drop at the comb 1-1/2″. Weight: 7 lbs. 5.2 oz. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine. Retains virtually all of its great custom finish to both metal & wood. Has been fired very little. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bores. Case is equally fine. 4-56858 JR590 (12,500-17,500)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005

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
	4349	$12,075.00	FABULOUS CASED JOHN ADAMS ENGRAVED WINCHESTER MODEL 21 DBL BBL SHOTGUN. Cal. 12 ga. SN 3201. Skeet grade 21 with 26″ bbls listed with WS1/WS2 chokes but now fitted with Briley choke tubes. It has concave matted rib, dbl silver beads, ejectors & sgl selective trigger. Mounted with highly figured very beautiful flame grain American walnut with checkered beavertail forearm & pistol grip stock with checkered side panels, 14″ over a checkered butt. Receiver, top lever, trigger guard & forend iron are spectacularly engraved by renowned Colt engraver, John Adams, with extremely, well-detailed, gold, flying pheasant on the left side; gold, flying partridge on the right side; a gold setter on point on the floorplate with two, gold, flying partridge & a gold spaniel’s head on the trigger bow. Side panels of the receiver have gold wire border with three flourishes of inlaid gold arabesque patterns with full coverage fill engraving of arabesque patterns. Forward side panels, top of the receiver & two spots on the floorplate have very beautiful bouquets of roses in pink & green gold. Dogs are in two color white & yellow gold and the bird dog on the floorplate is in a wonderfully detailed woodland scene. Top tang has the serial number and “SAFE” in gold. Trigger guard & trigger plate also have full coverage engraving with arrows & “L” and “R” in gold. Forend iron has gold wire borders. Standing breech, water table & inside the forend iron are jeweled. Engraving extends 1-7/8″ over the chamber areas of the bbls with gold wire & a rose in 3-color yellow, rose & green gold. Accompanied by several sheets of paperwork regarding this shotgun, one of which is a signed letter dated 4/26/90 from John J. Adams detailing how he engraved the gun in 1985 for a Mr. Gene Landurand. Another letter is from USRA stating that this shotgun was manufactured July 14, 1936 for stock. There is an invoice for installation of Briley chokes. There is a copy of a photograph of the current owner holding the gun on a pheasant hunt in South Dakota in October of 1987. Also accompanied by a light brown burgundy ultra suede lined trunk case with Pachmayr label in the lid. Front compartment contains three spare chokes, a pair of snap caps & choke tube wrench. Drop at the heel 2-7/16″, drop at the comb 1-1/2″. Weight: 7 lbs. 5.2 oz. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine. Retains virtually all of its great custom finish to both metal & wood. Has been fired very little. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bores. Case is equally fine. 4-56858 JR590 (12,500-17,500) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005 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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