GUN FALL 2017
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, October 31, 2017.
20 GAUGE WINCHESTER "GRAND AMERICAN" SHOTGUN WITH EXTRA BARRELS AND CASE. WINCHESTER SXS 21 GRAND AMERICAN W33011 20GA MODERN; C&R Cal. 20 ga. 26" Bbls with 2-3/4" Chambers, choked skeet and skeet, and 28" bbls with 3" chambers, choked IMod and full. Both bbl sets have raised ventilated ribs marked "CUSTOM BUILT BY WINCHESTER FOR J. S. PARKER" in milled out portions of tops of ribs, with Winchester nomenclature on tops of left bbls. There are 2-3/4" pyramids of scroll at breech ends. Engine turned bbl flats are stamped with SNs, and bottoms of bbls with "WINCHESTER PROOF STEEL" and chokes. Blued flat side action has Winchester markings on engine turned water table, and features non-automatic safety and gold plated single selective trigger. Action is engraved and gold inlaid in "Grand American" style with near full coverage of varying sized scroll surrounding oval vignettes of game on sides; gold pheasant in flight on left, and a duck flaring over a marsh on right. There is a gold inlaid portrait of a retriever in circular vignette on trigger plate. Gold woodcock is on trigger guard bow. Custom made, nicely figured and marbled European walnut straight grip buttstock measures 14-7/8" over checkered wood butt. Side panels are checkered and have flush inlet ebony diamond shaped drop points. Borderless point pattern checkering wraps over top of grip and meets along toe line which also has vacant gold oval. Each bbl set has its own dedicated beavertail forend with nos. "1" and "2" stamped on fronts of iron, matching corresponding numbers on loops of bbls. BBL set "1" 26": Bore diameter: left -.614, right - .614. Bore restrictions: left - .006 (IC), right - .005 (IC). Drop at heel: 2-1/4", drop at comb: 1-3/8". Cast about 1/4" off. Weight: 6 lbs. 13 oz. LOP: 14-7/8". BBL set "2" 28": Bore diameter: left -.615, right - .615. Bore restrictions: left - .028 (full), right - .019 (mod). Drop at heel: 2-3/16", drop at comb: 1-5/16". Weight: 7 lbs. 1 oz. LOP: 14-7/8". Orig leather case marked "Made in England" with stitched leather corners, is embossed "J. S. Parker" on top, and has brown canvas outer cover with leather trim, also embossed with owners name. Interior is lined in dark burgundy cloth, and has space for action and both sets of bbls, and contains a pair of snap caps. PROVENANCE: Factory order sheets and shooting reports, along with final inspection report, with all orig specifications, including notation "Mr. Parker will provide a photograph of Labrador". The Forrest G. Rhodes collection. CONDITION: Excellent, as refinished, retaining essentially all fine professional finishes on wood and metal, most likely done at time of restocking. There are a number of fairly deep dings on left side of buttstock, and on left side of forend of bbl "2". Mechanically fine. Case is excellent, as protected by its outer cover, which is fine. Interior cloth has some rubs. 52465-4 MGM240 (20,000-30,000) 2 BBL SET, W/CASE & COVER