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LOT 3504
Excellent Antique Winchester Model 1893 Slide
Action Shotgun with Factory Letter - Serial no. 5648, 12 gauge, 30
inch round bbl., blue finish, walnut
stock. Built with a blued steel barrel
featuring a single bead sight and
standard factory markings, blued
magazine tube, and blued action
bar marked “WINCHESTER/MODEL
1893”. The blued action is unadorned aside from the serial number on the underside and features a
casehardened hammer. The gun is fitted with a lightly figured 17-groove forend and a round knob pistol grip stock with a blued steel buttplate. Included
factory letter confirms the gauge and barrel length when it was shipped from the warehouse on November 17, 1893 as part of order number 4433. Length
of pull 12 15/16 inches. Weight 7 lbs. 15 oz.
CONDITION: Excellent overall, retaining 95% plus bright original high polish blue finish with minor handling evidence, visible cycling wear, and some light high edge wear. Wood is also excellent
with a few light handling marks. Mechanically excellent. This example will be hard to improve upon. One of the finest we have had the pleasure of cataloging.
Estimate: 3,500 - 5,500
LOT 3503
Winchester Model 21 Double Barrel Shotgun - Serial no. 27183, 12 gauge, 30 inch solid rib bbl., blue finish, walnut
stock. Built with blued steel barrels featuring a single bead sight on the matted concave rib, Winchester markings, 2 3/4 inch chambers with automatic
ejectors, and chokes marked “MOD”/”FULL”. The barrels are fitted to the blued action which is unadorned aside from the serial number on the upper
tang and standard markings on the watertable and features a single selective trigger and a tang mounted automatic safety. The gun is fitted with a
beautifully figured and multi-point checkered beavertail forend and a pistol grip stock with factory checkered buttplate. Barrel and stock measurements (R/L): bore diameter
nine inches from the breech .728/.729 inches; choke constriction .011/.030 inches; minimum wall thickness .031/.033 inches; 1 9/16 inch drop at comb; 2 1/2 inch drop at heel;
13 15/16 inch length of pull; weight 7 lbs. 11 oz.
CONDITION: Excellent overall, retaining 98% original blue finish with minor handling evidence, a few minor scratches on the wood, and sharp checkering on the stock and forend. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 4,500 - 6,500
LOT 3506
Scarce Winchester Model 42 Slide Action Shotgun with Factory
Cutts Compensator - Serial no. 137375, 410 gauge, 25 inch vent rib bbl., blue finish, walnut stock. Manufactured in 1954 with a blued barrel featuring a Lyman
Cutts Compensator with skeet choke installed, factory markings, 3 inch chambers, and correct lack of choke marking. The barrel is fitted to a blued receiver
which is unadorned aside from the Winchester “WP” proof and the serial number. The gun is fitted with a lightly figured and multi-point checkered forend and pistol grip stock with
blued steel grip cap and a factory buttplate. Stock measurements: 1 1/2 inch drop at comb; 2 1/8 inch drop at heel; 14 inch length of pull; weight 6 lbs. 10 oz.
CONDITION: Very fine overall, retaining 97% original blue finish, some very minor spotting on the receiver, slight plum coloration on the receiver, a few small scratches, and sharp checkering on the stock
and forend. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 2,250 - 3,500
LOT 3505
Winchester 20 Gauge Model 21 Double
Barrel Shotgun - Serial no. 26614, 20 gauge,
28 inch solid rib bbl., blue finish, walnut stock. Built with blued steel
barrels featuring a single bead sight on the matted concave rib,
Winchester markings, 2 3/4 inch chambers with automatic ejectors, and chokes marked
“MOD”/”FULL”. The barrels are fitted to the blued action which is unadorned aside from the
serial number on the upper tang and standard markings on the watertable and features a single
selective trigger and a tang mounted automatic safety. The gun is fitted with an attractively figured and multi-point checkered beavertail forend and a pistol grip stock
with factory black checkered buttplate. Barrel and stock measurements (R/L): bore diameter nine inches from the breech .615/.615 inches; choke constriction .011/.023 inches; minimum wall thickness
.032/.028 inches; 1 1/2 inch drop at comb; 2 7/16 inch drop at heel; 14 inch length of pull; weight 6 lbs. 15 oz.
CONDITION: Very fine, retaining 85% plus original blue finish with some high edge wear, some minor spotting, and otherwise minor handling evidence. The wood is very good with numerous
scratches, small crack at the tip of the forend, and mostly sharp checkering. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 3,000 - 5,000