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vigillinus
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Horrible factory Winchester 21 .375 H&H
      #13203 - 08/04/04 03:34 AM

April 17-19 Rock Island Auction is selling off the vast Winchester collection of Peter and Patty Murray, includes guns made specially for them. Lot 1587, estimated to sell at $45-65,000, is a truly dreadful Model 21 .375 H&H made in 1978 "after several years of inquiry." In other words, they pestered Winchester until the factory surrendered and made it. The details of this contraption, which weighs more than 12 lbs. and has a Monte Carlo high cheekpiece, are spread over two pages of the catalog. Among other amazing features it is freebored to reduce chamber pressure and has "pressure relief ports" on "the underside of the frame." This travesty is topped off with some genuinely cheesy engraving by Nick Kusmit. Overall a genuinely sad specimen.

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Re: Horrible factory Winchester 21 .375 H&H [Re: vigillinus]
      #13214 - 08/04/04 10:16 AM

Do you have a link to the catalog?

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Re: Horrible factory Winchester 21 .375 H&H [Re: mickey]
      #13215 - 08/04/04 10:45 AM

www.rockislandauction.com

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Re: Horrible factory Winchester 21 .375 H&H [Re: vigillinus]
      #13223 - 08/04/04 02:09 PM

Thanks

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Re: Horrible factory Winchester 21 .375 H&H [Re: vigillinus]
      #13228 - 08/04/04 03:09 PM

Looked at the catalogue but didn't see the rifle amongst all the others.

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Re: Horrible factory Winchester 21 .375 H&H [Re: Gibbs505]
      #13230 - 08/04/04 05:32 PM

I guess this is it, second from the top.
No comment!

http://www.rockislandauction.com/auctions/ads_apr_2004/ad60.html





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Re: Horrible factory Winchester 21 .375 H&H [Re: vigillinus]
      #13250 - 09/04/04 06:53 PM

It might look "horrible" but I bet it will sell for top dollar.

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Re: Horrible factory Winchester 21 .375 H&H [Re: Marrakai]
      #13263 - 10/04/04 01:27 AM

Ok got it!

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Re: Horrible factory Winchester 21 .375 H&H [Re: Gibbs505]
      #13276 - 10/04/04 06:11 AM

Winchester collectors are collectively kukoo and it is claimed there are only three factory M21 double rifles extant, so I agree this will go for big money.

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Re: Horrible factory Winchester 21 .375 H&H [Re: vigillinus]
      #17352 - 28/07/04 03:11 PM

I know a fellow with one in 405 Win, but after all, all 21's are butt ugly and handle like a sow attached to a snow shovel. Yeah, yeah, they sell well...go figure. Strong, butt ugly.

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