Winchester Model 21 16 Ga – SKEET, 1947, ORIGINAL, WOOD!

The Model 21 is an American icon.  A strikingly handsome gun with the finest steels, gunners in the know have utilized the Model 21 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.  FOR THOSE THAT SHOOT HIGH VOLUME BIRDS OR CLAYS, THIS IS YOUR GUN!  With only 30,000 produced (compared to 250,000 Parkers!), any high condition Model 21 is a valuable, investment quality firearm.   Search the internet and you will see lots of 12ga. guns for sale, as most of the 30,000 made were 12ga. guns.  Model 21 guns in 16 gauge were made in fewer numbers than even the 20ga. guns, so finding original Model 21 guns in 16ga. is not an easy task.  Most that you see have been restored with modern finishes that look like the receiver has been painted black and not done to factory specifications.  So how do you know which one to buy.  To make a wise purchase you need thorough and clear photographs, specifications that tell you what you MUST know to not make a mistake in your purchase, and you need to know you can trust the seller.  Vintage Firearms provides all of these things, and with our 4 full-time gunsmiths we never sell guns that aren’t fully inspected with mechanical warranties.  This M21 16ga. sn18383, made in 1947, is a bit different in that ALL FINISHES ON WOOD AND METAL ARE FACTORY ORIGINAL.  THE WOOD IS FABULOUSLY FIGURED WALNUT WITH DARK MARBLED FIGURE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BUTTSTOCK, LIKELY THE BEST YOU WILL FIND ON A SKEET GRADE.  Most all gunners love great wood and gladly pay a premium to get it.  We have a Cody Firearms Museum information sheet that documents how the gun shipped as shown in the photos.  The barrels retain 98% factory blue, perfect bores, choked WS1 and WS2 which make for great upland bird chokes, barrels tight on the breech face and hinge pin, a silver mid bead and the Bradley red front sight in the classic Model 21 fashion.  The action retains 95% factory blue with mild flaking on the trigger plate, excellent screws, single selective trigger with crisp pulls, strong well-timed ejectors, all mechanically excellent with the top lever right of center.  The gorgeous wood on this gun has the expected light handling marks but no cracks or splits, excellent checkering and wood-to-metal fit, checkered butt, and great dimensions for the modern shooter.  What a great gun for the field or shooting clays at the club.  All original Model 21 guns are sought after investment quality firearms.  They are getting harder to find every day.  We have priced this one affordably, so don’t hesitate or she’ll be gone!  Thanks for looking!