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LOT 1516
Elaborately Engraved and Gold Game
Scene Inlaid Pachmayr Upgraded
Winchester Model 21 Double Barrel Shotgun
with Presentation Inscription - Serial no. 21084, 12 gauge, 28
inch solid rib bbl., blue/gold inlaid finish, walnut stock. This gorgeous
highly embellished Winchester Model 21 was built with blued Winchester Proof steel
barrels featuring dual bead sights on the matted concave solid rib which is marked “PACHMAYR
CUSTOM” in gold, chokes marked improved
cylinder/modified, and 2 3/4 inch chambers with automatic ejectors. The muzzles and breeches both
display wedges of attractive floral scroll engraving with the addition of a single gold inlaid band at the
muzzles. The receiver is fitted with sideplates increasing the surface area for the engraving and displays
floral scrollwork surrounding three highly detailed semi-relief gold inlaid game scenes. The game scenes
consist of a trio of quail in flight on the left, a pair of grouse in flight on the underside, and three more quail
in flight on the right side, all in their respective habitats. The gun features a single selective trigger and a tang
mounted manual safety with gold inlaid indicator. The gun is fitted with a wonderfully figured and multi-point checkered splinter
forend with engraved blued iron as well as a pistol grip stock with presentation inscribed grip cap reading “DONATED BY/
NANITTA & FRANK/PACHMAYR.” in the brass plaque and a factory hard rubber buttplate. Barrel and stock measurements (R/L): bore diameter nine inches
from the breech .730/.730 inches; choke constriction .004/.010 inches; minimum wall thickness .030/.030 inches; 1 5/8 inch drop at comb; 2 5/8 inch drop at heel; 13 15/16 inch length of pull; weight 7 lbs. 7 oz.
CONDITION: Exceptionally fine as Pachmayr upgraded, retaining 99% blue and gold finishes with plum hue on the barrels, minor handling evidence, and overall sharp checkering on the stock and forend.
Mechanically excellent.
Provenance: The Collection of Jim Box.
Estimate: 9,500 - 15,000
LOT 1517
Attractive Game Scene Engraved and Gold Inlaid Upgraded “Grand American” Winchester
Model 21 Duck Double Barrel Shotgun - Serial no. 30351, 12 gauge, 32 inch solid rib bbl., blue/gold finish, walnut stock. Manufactured after
1960 during the custom shop era and subsequently beautifully upgraded to the current configuration. The gun has blued Winchester Proof
steel barrels with dual white bead sights on the matted concave solid rib, 4 1/2 inch wedges of scroll engraving at the breech around the factory markings, a single
gold band at the breech, chokes marked full/full, and chambers marked 3 inches with automatic ejectors. The barrels are fitted to the blued action which displays scroll
engraving encompassing four relief gold inlaid game scenes and “DUCK” above the triggerplate screw, all of which is surrounded by gold inlaid line borders. The game scenes consist of a
dog flushing a duck on a pond on the left, a posturing tom turkey on the underside, a goose in flight over a marsh with a hunter taking aim on the right, and a dog with a downed duck
on the trigger guard. The gun features a single selective trigger and a tang mounted automatic safety with gold inlaid “SAFE” indicator. The gun is fitted with a gorgeous highly-figured
and multi-point checkered beavertail forend with engraved and gold inlaid iron and rotary latch release as well as a pistol grip stock with fleur-de-lis carving at the wrist, an engraved and
gold inlaid “GRAND/AMERICAN” marked grip cap and a Silver’s type recoil pad. Barrel and stock measurements (R/L): bore diameter nine inches from the breech .731/.731 inches; choke
constriction .036/.035 inches; minimum wall thickness .032/.030 inches; 1 5/16 inch drop at comb; 1 3/8 inch drop at heel; 14 3/16 inch length of pull; weight 7 lbs. 13 oz.
CONDITION: Very fine, retaining 99% blue and gold finishes with minor handling evidence, a few tiny pressure marks on the wood, and sharp checkering on the stock and forend.
Mechanically excellent.
Provenance: The Collection of Jim Box.
Estimate: 6,000 - 9,000
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