GUN SPRING 2017
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, April 11, 2017.
VERY RARE WINCHESTER CUSTOM GRADE MODEL 21 .410 SHOTGUN W/GOLD INLAYS AND SOLID RIB. WINCHESTER 21 CUSTOM W/GOLD 28490 410 MODERN; C&R Cal. 410. Fine Model 21 with 26" bbls choked Mod/IMP.CYL. that have a tapered concave matted rib (very rare) and Bradley white bead front sight. Rib has a recessed panel marked "CUSTOM BUILT BY WINCHESTER". Water table of frame and the bbl flats have lightning cuts. Shotgun has single selective trigger and ejectors. Mounted with beautiful, very highly figured, center crotch, flame grain American walnut with checkered Hessian-style forearm and straight stock with checkered butt. Receiver is without engraving but has three very highly detailed, flat gold inlays of a flying woodcock on the left side, a flying Ruff Grouse on the right sight and a flying Pheasant on the floor plate. Top tang has "SAFE" inlaid in gold and the trigger is gold plated. Water table on the receiver, standing breech bbl flats, bbl faces and lugs are jeweled. Inside of the forend iron is also jeweled. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum Records Office Worksheet which identifies this shotgun as a Custom Grade in Cal. 410 with 26" bbls, chambered 3", matte rib, checkered wood butt, field-style beavertail forend, with standard pitch, 14-1/4" LOP, drop at the heel 2-1/2", drop at the Comb 1-1/2". It was to have checkered full fancy grade AA American walnut, panel in the rib marked "CUSTOM BUILT BY WINCHESTER", rounded frame engine turned bright metal surfaces, gold plated trigger with extra gold presentation-3 birds inlaid. Sheet also shows "Special Custom, Olin Account" and "Made for: Olin Corporate Division, 420 Park Avenue, New York, City, NY". Inspection started April 12, 1965. In addition to being a very rare genuine Winchester Model 21 .410 w/matted rib, it was apparently intended as a gift or presentation from the Olin Corporation. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, all matching. Overall retains virtually all of its crisp, orig factory finish to both metal and wood with no discernible flaws on the wood. Mechanics are crisp. Brilliant shiny bores. 51784-1 JRL (40,000-60,000)