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Category - Winchester Shotguns - Model 21 - Winchester Shotguns

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Winchester Shotguns - Model 21
Winchester Shotguns

Winchester Model 21 – 1933 TRAP, VENT RIB, CODY LETTER, vintage firearms inc

Description:
General Specs: Winchester, 1933, 12 Gauge, 7lbs. 6oz., Chokes IC/M, LOP 14 1/2″, DAH 2 1/4″, DAC 1 5/8″
Serial Number:  8083 

The Model 21 is an American icon, and its reputation is well deserved.  A strikingly handsome gun with the finest steels, gunners in the know have utilized the Winchester 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 original Model 21 is a valuable, investment quality firearm.  This Model 21, SN8083 built in 1933, is a fine example of a special-order Winchester Model 21 Trap Grade fully documented by Cody Firearms Museum (see attached Cody information sheet).  1933 was the first year Winchester catalogued the Trap Grade which came from the factory with more figured wood, a factory installed butt pad, and barrels with a raised matted rib.  This gun was ordered with the optional ventilated rib which also included a longer “Trap” style beavertail forend.  THE BARRELS, ACTION, FOREND METAL, AND TRIGGER GUARD ARE ALL FACTORY ORIGINAL FINISHES.  THE WOOD HAS HAD FINISH ADDED OVER TIME.  The 30” vent rib barrels retain 98% factory blue and have clean shiny bores, tight ribs, 3” chambers, mid bead, and are choked IC/M (altered from the original F/F chokes).  The action retains 65% factory blue, excellent screws, single selective trigger, ejectors, and excellent mechanics with the barrels tight on the hinge pin and breech face.  Buy this gun with confidence, a VFI CERTIFIED GUN with a 90-day mechanical warranty!  We stripped the action and forend iron to the smallest parts, Ultrasonic cleaned and scrubbed all parts to shiny metal, inspected all parts for integrity and function, lubricated and reassembled, a $450 service in our shop.  The trigger guard retains 94% factory blue and is worn mostly on the long tang.  The wood is nicely figured on both sides of the stock, and the factory checkering is superb.  The original factory pad was mushroomed and rock-hard, so we replaced it with another Winchester pad.  You will see in the Cody info sheet that the gun was listed as a pistol grip stock but wears a straight grip stock that we believe to be original to the gun.  The gun was returned to the factory for chamber work in 1947 and this may be when the chambers became 3”.  We measured all the barrel wall thicknesses ahead of the chamber and the gun is safe to shoot 3” shells.  The chokes were opened to more useful IC/M chokes.  Because of the chokes being Modified or less, you can shoot hard non-toxic ammunition through this gun, if it is quality ammo with a fully protective shot cup.  The best duck gun for ducks over decoys would be IC/M chokes shooting high density tungsten shot…just do the research and you will agree!  Hard non-toxic pellets pattern tighter than lead through the same chokes.  If you want to hunt upland game, doves, waterfowl, any other game, or shoot clay targets with the most potent ammunition or with the most recognized of the iconic American double guns, this gun is priced right and ready for another 92 years of service.  Mechanically perfect in every way and made in the early years of the Model 21, this is a shotgun that will increase in value as you enjoy it use.  If you want restoration or alterations on this gun we can get it done with little wait time.   See specifications below. Thanks for looking, and don’t let this one get away.


Barrels
Barrel Length:   30"
Chokes:   .008/.012 IC/M in Winchester chokes
Bores:   mirror
Bore Diameter:   .741/.739
Wall Thickness:   .024/.023
% Blue:   98% factory blue
Chambers:   3" with long cones by VFI
Ribs:   factory vent-tight
Sights:  front ivory, mid silver

Action
Action:   Tight-Right of Center
Ejectors:  timed
Receiver Condition:   65% factory charcoal blue
Screws:   excellent
Trigger Type:   single-crisp
Trigger Guard Color:   94% factory charcoal blue

Stock
Type:   English/Beavertail: well figured both sides black walnut
LOP:  14 1/2"
LOP To End Of Wood:   13 9/16"
DAH:  2 1/4"
DAC:   1 5/8"
Cast:   neutral
Checkering Condition:   early 20 LPI; excellent
Butt Treatment:   Winchester plate and Winchester Pad

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 $130.00 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: $5,950.00

Shotgun Gauge: 12 Gauge