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1221
$51,750.00

*EXTREMELY RARE WINCHESTER MODEL 21 CUSTOM GRADE .410 SHOTGUN. SN 27271. Cal. 410. 3 inch chamber. 26″ bbl with vent rib, choke MOD/FULL, red target front sight with steel mid bead. Rib is marked “CUSTOM BUILT BY WINCHESTER”. Flat side custom grade action having factory No. 3 engraving. Trigger guard engraved “FFM”. Sgl selective trigger, auto ejector and auto safety. Jeweled breechface, water tables and bbl lug. Beavertail forearm and straight grip stock of fancy black walnut having custom-field finish. LOP: 14″ over orig hard rubber buttplate. Drop at Comb: 1-1/2″. Drop at Heel: 2″. Weight: 6 lbs. 11.9 oz. Accompanied by factory orig cardboard shipping box with white label having blue lettering and red Winchester trade mark. Top portion of label has information confirming features of gun with partially obscured order number and SN. Box contains hang tag listing features of gun and cardboard dividers with packing paper. Cody Firearms Museum letter stating the above described features and listing “Order number 04-260-18A/Starting inspection on October 24, 1956/Completed inspection on March 6, 1957/Order slip: ordered on September 12, 1956 by Kerr Sport Shop, Beverly Hills, CA. Ordered with above configuration and Bradley red bead front sight and engraving on trigger guard”. PROVENANCE: Win Factory Letter. Gun was ordered by consignor’s Father in 1956 and has remained with the family in CA until its offering at Julia’s. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Metal surfaces have about 98% blued finish with a small amount of very fine scratches and marks on receiver. Very good orig finish on stock and forearm with sharp checkering and a few very light handling marks at the toe of stock. Stock has some darkening of finish adjacent to action. Bright excellent bores and crisp mechanics. Box is generally excellent w/areas at right and left ends of label missing, partially obscuring order numbers. An extremely rare one owner gun with full factory provenance. 4-44081 DS42 (40,000-60,000)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2011
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