Winchester Model 21 12 Gauge Side-by-Side STRIKING A. GRIEBEL ENGRAVED, GOLD!
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Category: Winchester Shotguns - Model 21 - Winchester Shotguns - SxS

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Verified Seller
Seller: Vintage Firearms, Inc
Company: Vintage Firearms, Inc.
Member Since: 5/19/07
First Name: jay
Last Name: shachter
State: Michigan
Zip: 49546
Country: United States
Phone: (616) 292-6240
Phone2: (616) 608-4337
Fax: (616) 608-4701
Platinum Seller
Number of Active Listings: 174
Total Number of Listings: 5134
Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
3 days
Payment Types Accepted: credit card, check, certified funds, wire transfer (Advertised price represents the 3% cash discount price. Actual price if paid by credit card is 3% higher cost.)



Description:
Winchester Model 21 12 Gauge Side-by-Side Shotgun
STRIKING A. GRIEBEL ENGRAVED, GOLD!

General Specs: Winchester, Year 1953, 12 Gauge, 7lbs 4oz, SxS
Serial Number: 29515

When John Olin wanted to have title to the strongest side by side shotgun in the world, he went to work and got it done.  The Model 21 is an American icon in the double gun world and its reputation is well deserved.  A strikingly handsome gun with the finest single selective trigger ever devised, gunners in the know have utilized this Winchester in the field and at the club to shoot thousands of rounds without failure.  This particular M21, sn29515 built in 1953, has a factory letter showing it came from the factory as a Field Grade with 30" M/F chokes, finely figured wood, and has not been altered from that configuration.  Then came Arnold Griebel, master engraver from the Chicago area that is world renowned for his deep relief engraving and fine raised gold inlays.  This gun has some of the finest vine and foliate engraving you will ever encounter, with 2 large raised gold ducks, and 2 large geese in gold all coming in to a marsh like setting.  The background is full stippled, the barrels have a large wedge of engraving at the breech and a band of engraving at the muzzle, and the trigger guard is deeply engraved as well.  The gun is stunningly beautiful  with perfect mechanics, mirror bores, perfect screws, superb wood to metal fit, and great shooting dimensions.  There were only about 32,000 model 21's ever produced by Winchester and they are in strong demand.  Finding a fine waterfowler or field gun that will serve you well at the traps and sporting clays is a real plus.  The most desirable guns were made during the "Production Years" by the Winchester Repeating Arms Co. in New Haven, Connecticut as this one was.  The Model 21 has grown in value every year and this fine double is being offered at a price that will allow you to enjoy the beauty and shooting characteristics and if it is ever sold you can make a bit of money as an investment vehicle.

Barrels

Barrel Length: 30"
Chokes: .014/.034 M/F
Bores: mirror
Bore Diameter: .730 both
Wall Thickness: .026/.023
% Blue: 100%
Chambers: 2 3/4"
Ribs: tight
Sights: single silver

Action

Action: tight, way right of center
Ejectors or Extractors: ejectors, timed
Case Color: blue 100%
Screws: excellent
Engraving: Arnold Griebel engraved signed
Trigger Type: single selective trigger
Trigger Guard Color: engraved, 100% blue

Stock

Type: pistol grip/beavertail forend /diamond pattern
LOP: 14"
LOP To End Of Wood: 13 11/16"
DAH: 2 5/8"
DAC: 1 5/8"
Cast: 0
Checkering Condition: excellent, factory
Butt Treatment: factory plate

There are more photos upon request. We offer a 30 day mechanical warranty on this fine shotgun. Call us for full details. PLEASE SEE MY OTHER FINE VINTAGE FIREARMS. Just open one of my ads and click on the line that says “see all items from this seller” and a very nice list of fine sporting and collectible arms will appear. I have many more fine sxs shotguns not yet listed. Thanks for looking!

We employ a full time gunsmith on premises and can perform alterations to suit your needs within a few weeks of purchase.
 
Payment Methods: Money Order, Certified Check, Personal Check, Wire Transfer
Inspection Period / Return Policy: Three Days from the date the item was received.
Sales Tax: 6% Michigan Only
Shipping & Insurance: Ground $95.00 We ship internationally!
Item Condition: Used
Requires FFL?: Yes

If you have any questions about this item or payment, please email me at jayvintagefirearmsinc or salesvintagefirearmsinc. You can also call us at #616-292-6240. Please visit our at vintagefirearmsinc Thanks! Jay Shachter, Vintage Firearms, Inc

We employ a full time gunsmith on premises and can perform alterations to suit your needs within a few weeks of purchase. Common requests are: -stock bending to suit your particular requirements -addition of any specified butt pad to increase length of pull -alteration of chokes to suit your shooting preferences -lengthening of chambers and forcing cones -darkening stock color with penetrating stains -restoring any part of the gun including rust blue, charcoal blue, bone and charcoal case color, wood restoration and checkering recuts. If you like one our guns but it needs "tweaked", let us know and we can quote you a time and price. Some enthusiasts like the guns "as found" and others want them "just so". We often list guns as found and let the particular buyer choose how they want their gun to fit or look.

SOLD

Curio/Relic: Yes