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Category - Winchester Shotguns - Model 21 - Shotguns - American Double

Category
Winchester Shotguns - Model 21
Shotguns - American Double

Winchester Model 21 - CODY LETTER, 2 BARRELS, PROVENANCE, vintage firearms inc

Description:
General Specs: Winchester, Year 1952, 12 Gauge, 7lbs. 7oz.; 7lbs. 9oz., Chokes WS1/WS2; M/F, LOP 13 7/8″, DAH 1 3/4″, DAC 1 1/2″
Serial Number:  27988

THIS GUN WAS BUILT FOR Eduardo Propper de Callejon, Minister Plenipotentiary, Counselor of the Embassy of Spain of Washington D.C.  If you Google this man, he has a historic past and played a major role in helping Jews escape the Holocaust and was dignitary to multiple nations.  It is not often a gun with notable provenance is offered for sale and makes this gun most interesting aside from its beauty and usefulness.  The Model 21 is an American icon, and its reputation is well deserved.  A strikingly handsome gun, gunners in the know have utilized the M21 in the field and at the club to shoot thousands of rounds without failure.  IF YOU LIKE HEAVY LOADS FOR PHEASANTS OR OTHER TOUGH GAME, THIS IS THE GUN.  With only 30,000 produced (compared to 250,000 Parkers!), any high condition Model 21 is a valuable, investment quality firearm.  There are a LOT of Model 21 guns for sale, so how do you know which one to buy?  Most are poorly restored, heavily altered, need work, and many are misrepresented as original and “factory correct”.  If you buy the right Winchester M21 it will serve you well and increase in value as you enjoy its use, as these are investment quality firearms.  If you are concerned about getting the best value you should look for guns that have Cody Firearms Museum documentation, remain in the same configuration as when they left the factory, are mechanically excellent, and fits your needs for field and clays.  Here we have such a gun, a Cody Firearms documented Model 21 twelve gauge shipped from the factory with two sets of ventilated rib barrels, gorgeous English stock with checkered butt, and still configured exactly as shipped…a rarely encountered group of features.  This M21, sn27988 built in 1952, shipped with a set of most desirable 28” ventilated rib barrels choked WS1/WS2 and a set of 30” ventilated rib barrels choked M/F.  Both sets of barrels retain 99% factory blue, are tight on the hinge pin and breech face with the lever right of center, mirror bores, silver mid bead, and red Bradley front sights.  The action retains 97% factory blue with light wear at carry point, excellent screws, perfect mechanics, trigger guard retains 96% factory blue, crisp trigger pulls and strong well-timed ejectors.  The factory wood is highly figured both sides and has been restored to new with a hand-rubbed oil finish, with stock dimensions matching the letter, checkering like new, wood-to-metal fit superb…just gorgeous!  See specifications below.  This gun checks all the boxes.  We have ordered a Cody Firearms Museum letter for the gun and have an info sheet from Cody included with the photos.  We have custom fit a canvas/leather case to this gun so that the barrels and action cannot move inside the case, with leather abrasion protection where felt usually gets tattered, a leather trade label and all accessories.  It makes for a beautiful and protective display of your fine Winchester, a $1800 value.  This Model 21 will fulfill all your 12 gauge needs for skeet, trap, sporting clays, as well as all upland/waterfowl hunting excursions, AND IT WILL GAIN VALUE OVER TIME.  When you consider the value of the custom case, this is a true bargain on a rare Model 21.  Thanks for looking!


Barrels
Barrel Length:   28″; 30″
Chokes:   WS1/WS2; .012/.035 M/F; both marked such
Bores:   both perfect mirror
Bore Diameter:   .729/.730; .732/.730
Wall Thickness:   .032/.026; .032/.030
% Blue:   99% factory blue
Chambers:   2 3/4″
Ribs:   both vent-tight
Sights:  Red Bradley front, silver mid bead both sets

Action
Action:  both tight, both right of center
Ejectors:  timed
Receiver Condition:   97% factory blue w/light handling marks
Screws:   excellent
Trigger Type:   single selective-crisp
Trigger Guard Color:   96% factory blue

Stock
Type:   English/beavertail; high figure, lots of fiddleback
LOP:   13 7/8″ factory
LOP To End Of Wood:   13 7/8″
DAH:   1 3/4″
DAC:   1 1/2″
Cast:   H 1/8″ off, T 1/16″ off
Checkering Condition:   perfect; diamond forend correct
Butt Treatment:   checkered butt


INQUIRIES
There is a 30 day mechanical warranty on long guns. If it is a “VFI Certified” gun there is a 90 day mechanical warranty. Call or email us for more details or questions. Thanks! Vintage Firearms Inc

Payment and Shipping
Payment Methods: Credit Card, Money Order, Certified Check, Personal Check, Wire Transfer (Advertised price reflects 3% cash discount. Actual price if paid by credit card is 3% higher.)
Inspection Period / Return Policy: Three Days from the date the item was received.
Sales Tax: Collected in CO, FL, MI, WI
Shipping & Insurance: Ground $255.00 within the continental U.S. Additional fees for HI & AK.
Item Condition: Used
Requires FFL?: Yes. We accept C&R licenses for shipping on C&R eligible guns.

Other
Terms of Purchase: Check your local and state laws before purchasing. It is the buyer’s responsibility to confirm his/her right to own the firearm or any item before purchasing.
PLEASE SEE OUR OTHER FINE VINTAGE FIREARMS. View all listings and our full inventory of fine sporting and collectible arms will appear. Thanks for looking! We employ full time gunsmiths 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.

Price: $12,950.00

Shotgun Gauge: 12 Gauge