May 28 & 29, 2020 Extraordinary, Sporting, & Collector Firearms
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/29/2020
30" blued barrel with ventilated raised rib with machine matte top and red front bead. Left barrel reads "MODEL 21 - // - CSM - / TRADEMARK // - 16 GAUGE 2 3/4". Left barrel, by a jewelled forend loop, "CT. SHOTGUN MFG." Opposite side of loop reads "NEW BRITAIN, CT. U.S.A." Left barrel with "PROOF STEEL FULL", right barrel with "PROOF STEEL MOD". Jewelled barrel flat and lump with two Winchester Steel logos, serial number on left side, right side with "16 GAUGE 2 3/4 IN CHAM". Face of barrel breeches also jewelled. Beavertail forend with knurled roll release, ebony insert, reinforcing brace, jewelled iron and J spring, matching serial numbers on wood and iron. Both water table and breech face are jewelled. The right side has Winchester Steel logo and "16 GA." Left side with "MADE IN U.S.A. MODEL 21 / CONNECTICUT SHOTGUN MFG. / NEW BRITAIN, CONN." Blued frame with fences engraved with relief oak leaves, engraving on left side of a yellow and rose gold inlaid snipe taking off in a woodland vignette; right side with rose gold inlaid quail in flight in a second woodland vignette; bottom of frame with two pheasants in flight, one yellow gold and one rose gold, in a pastural vignette; trigger guard with rose gold quail in flight through a field. Auto safe, single selective mechanical trigger, gold washed, with selector button through trigger, "L" and "R" indicators on trigger plate. Ejectors are well timed. Long tang; top of tang with serial number and "SAFE". Feather crotch walnut stock with pistol grip, blued metal grip cap, fleur-de-lis checkering pattern terminating in a 1/2" KICK-EEZ recoil pad. Vacant stock oval. Double gun aluminum Americase. CONDITION: Barrel with some rub marks from where forend rests, otherwise excellent. Bores are excellent, bright and shiny. Forearm excellent. Receiver excellent. Stock with some minor handling marks, primarily towards toe but found throughout. CP
Item Dimensions: Case: 38" x 9 - 1/2" x 4".
Barrel Wall Thickness
(L) .032 (R) .033
Internal Bore Diameter
(BOTH) .660
Manufacturer
Connecticut Shotgun Co