December 16, 17, & 18, 2025 Firearms & Militaria
Lot #2429:
(C) NICK KUSMIT ENGRAVED PIGEON GRADE WINCHESTER MODEL 42 SLIDE ACTION SHOTGUN.
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/17/2025
Manufactured in 1952. Blued barrel with ventilated rib. Chamber is scroll engraved and both Winchester proofs are gold embellished. Receiver is elegantly game scene engraved by Nick Kusmit. Left has a vignette of gold inlaid hunting dogs flushing quail in a woodland setting surrounded by broad scroll and a single line gold border. The engravers signature "NK" is found at the bottom of the panel. The right side of the receiver has a similar vignette of a hunting dog approaching grounded quail in a matching woodland setting with gold border. Trigger guard is scroll engraved, the magazine tube also having factory pigeon engraved on it. Mounted in outstanding highly figured Claro walnut checkered in a fleur-de-lis pattern with Winchester butt plate. CONDITION: Extremely fine with some very light finish spotting and oxidation from storage. Superb wood stocks. Brilliant bore. Mechanically excellent.