September 9, 10, & 11, 2025 Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/9/2025
This gun is accompanied by a series of invoices and correspondence detailing the work on this gun as executed by Pauline Muerrle. Pauline is best known as the Custom Shop engraver for Winchester and her work is highly regarded. All three barrel sets have the classic dovetailed chopper lumps and beavertail forearms, with red composite Bradley style front sights and steel mid beads on matted ribs. Underside of barrels with typical Winchester markings including WS-1 and WS-2 choke codes, "WINCHESTER PROOF STEEL", and encircled PWs. Breeches with 2" triangles of pointed acanthus scrollwork and stiffleaf engraving over breeches. Boxlock action with with typical legends on the action flats, engraved in the Chrysler pattern, which consists of essentially full coverage of acanthus scrollwork. Non-automatic safety with "SAFE" in gold ahead of slide, gold washed trigger bow with push-button selector mounted to bow. Feather crotch walnut with checkered sidepanels and elaborate fleur-de-lis checkering about the pistol grip wrist. Steel pistol grip cap with "MODEL 21" inlaid in gold. Checkered butt. Housed in an Elk River case compartmentalized for each barrel set and forearm, action, and a compartment for accessories. With a spare buttstock with checkered sidepanels, two checkered panels about the wrist, pistol grip, a brass vanity plate at toe line, composite buttplate, and a band of checkering about the butt. CONDITION: Excellent as restored, retaining nearly all of the finishes throughout. Barrels with nearly all of their bluing, with some scattered marks, and some very fine oxidation under the blue. Some thinning to sharp edges. Action commensurate. Stock with some handling marks and impressions, with some surface crazing to right side of comb. Checkering wavy. Mechanically fine, bores excellent. 28 ejectors are soft and slightly out of time, 20 ejectors are in time but soft, .410 ejectors are strong but out of time. 20 bore barrels have been renovated with chambers lengthened and chokes opened up. Case excellent. A great setup for upland game.
Accessories
Case, Spare Stock
Chamber
(A/20) 3 - 1/4" (B/28) 3" (C/.410) 3"
Choke
(A/20) (L) .007 (R) +.017 (B/28) (BOTH) .006 (C/.410) (L) .010(R) .009
Gauge
(A) 20 Bore (B) 28 Bore (C) .410
Length of Pull
14 - 3/8", neutral cast