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LOT 478
Factory Engraved Gold Inlaid Winchester Model 21 Grand American Two Barrel Set Double Barrel Shotgun with Case and Factory Letter - Serial no. W32173, 12 gauge, 26 inch vent rib bbl., blue/gold inlaid finish, walnut stock. This two barrel set consists of two 12 gauge sets. Both sets have front and mid bead sights on the matte vent rib marked “CUSTOM BUILT BY WINCHESTER FOR JAMES EDWARD YOUNG”. Both have 2 1/2 inch wedges of floral scroll engraving on the breech end, Winchester proofs with jeweled flats, lugs, ejectors and breech face, 3 inch chambers, and choked WS-1 and WS-2 on one set, (currently the spare set), full/modified marked on the primary set, and marked “1” on the lug and modified/full on the other, marked “2” on the lug. Each has its own extra fancy full fleur-de-lis hand checkered beavertail forearm with ebony forend insert and scroll engraved and jeweled hardware. Both
sets are marked with the matching serial number on the flats and on the forearm hardware and wood. The forearms are also marked “1” and “2”. Each barrel flat is marked with the Winchester oval proof, and the barrels are Winchester Proof Steel. The top rear of the left barrel is marked “MODEL 21 WINCHESTER 12 GAUGE 3 IN. CHAM./MADE IN NEW HAVEN, CONN.” The action features extensive floral scroll with the same pattern on the break lever and trigger guard.
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