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LOT 535
Historic Factory Engraved and Gold Inlaid
Winchester Model 21 Bicentennial Double
Barrel Shotgun Two Barrel Set with Factory
Letter Presented to 38th President of the
United States Gerald R. Ford Jr. - Serial no.
W1976, 12 gauge, 28 1/8 inch vent rib bbl., blue/
gold finish, walnut stock. The Winchester Model
21 is one of the finest guns ever built on American
shores garnering a massive following of dedicated
shooters who swear by the design. This particular
Model 21 is not only exceedingly beautiful in its
appearance and function, it is steeped in history
with an incredible pedigree as it was built for
none other than the 38th President of the United
States Gerald R. Ford Jr. Ford served as president
from August, 1974 to January, 1977, a quite
tumultuous time for the country in the wake of Vice President Spiro Agnew’s resignation
due to conviction for tax evasion and President Richard Nixon’s resignation following the
Watergate scandal. Ford was quickly propelled from House Minority Leader to Vice President and after only eight months, to President of the United States, having never even had the chance to move into the Vice President’s residence. Ford is the only President to have never been elected to the office or the office of Vice President and also remains the only President from the great state of Michigan.