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Merz Antique Firearms ~ Catalog of Old Guns and Related ItemsWinchester Shotguns
WINCHESTER 97 RIOT SHOTGUNItem # W654
WINCHESTER MODEL 1897 RIOT SHOTGUNItem # W653
WINCHESTER MODEL 1897 RIOTItem # W657
WINCHESTER MODEL 50 12 GAUGE DELUXE SHOTGUNItem # W678
WINCHESTER MODEL 42 PUMP ACTION 3” 410 SHOTGUNItem # W669
MODEL 42 PUMP ACTION 410 SHOTGUNItem # W668
UNIQUE EXPERIMENTAL WINCHESTER MODEL 24 SHOTGUNItem # W44
WINCHESTER MODEL 12 ENGRAVED BY R J KORNBRATHItem # W205-19-244
Extremely rare Winchester model 1879 side by side shotgunItem # 8674-20-301 This side by side is a class C. It is chambered in 12 GA and has 28" barrels. The frame and side locks on this gun have turned pretty much an antique greyish coloration. The barrels are in fine condition with a greyish brown look. There are some patches of darker brown giving it a little bit of a blotchy look. Metal is relatively smooth. The bores on this Winchester shotgun are in very good plus condition with no pitting and possibly a little light roughness in the chamber area. The wood on this gun is very very good with no cracks around the lock plates. Forearm is also in exceptional condition with one very light hairline crack coming off the front of forearm. This is an exceptionally nice rare Winchester. A class C is very rarely seen. A Winchester double barrel shotgun is a must for any serious Winchester collector.
WINCHESTER MODEL 41 .410 SHOTGUNItem # 6950-19-68 3, excellent bore, 80% darkening blue; the balance starting to turn with one small area of gray on barrel underside, excellent repair to the stock near the bolt handle, most original varnish intact.
EXCEPTIONAL WINCHESTER 20 GAUGE MODEL 12Item # 7164-20-282 This million five solid rib gun has virtually all of the orig finish. Nice extra figure wood with only a few light handling marks. The 28 solid rib barrel has a 2-3/4" chamber, full choke, and a mirror bright bore!
CUSTOM ENGRAVED WINCHESTER MODEL 12 TAKEDOWN SHOTGUN IN 12 GAUGEItem # 7092-18-283 28 barrel to the end of the poly choke, shiny bore. 95% original barrel blue, most all of the excellent re-blue is intact on the tastefully engraved receiver: left side features scenes with three pheasants and a pointer; right side has a grouse scene, the balance of the engraving consists of foliate scrolls, oak leaves, trees, etc. Custom checkered pistol grip. Attractive gun.
WINCHESTER M 36 BOLT ACTION SHOTGUNItem # W31-20-264
VERY RARE WINCHESTER MODEL 37A YOUTH CUT-AWAY SHOTGUNItem # W51-17-297 3" 20 ga, Improved Modified, 26" barrel. Very rare little gun as both sides of the receiver are cut away. Usually on the left side is sectionalized. Near new condition with original factory box.
ORIGINAL WINCHESTER MODEL 2400 FACTORY CUTAWAY SHOTGUNItem # W48-19-67 12 Gauge. This was made at the Winchester Factory in Cobourg, Ontario, and is in as new cond. It was sold from the New Haven Winchester Museum at the time it moved to the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody. The right side has been exposed in selected areas to demonstrate the functioning of the gun. Complete with Factory Letter.
ONE-OF-A-KIND WINCHESTER MATCH GRADE DOUBLE BARREL HAMMER SHOTGUN CHAMBERED IN THE RAREST BORE 16 GAItem # W7777-17-241
ENGRAVED WINCHESTER MODEL 12 SHOTGUNItem # W4716-20-283 Marked 'Trap'. 12 Gauge. 30 barrel, excellent bore. Factory trap style stock with the Black Diamond, receiver is scroll engraved with gold gilded engraved vignettes on both sides featuring a duck and pheasant. Probably a factory replaced vent rib, 30" barrel retaining all bright shiny blue, barrel is numbered and proofed to match. Excellent forearm matches the newer front end, original buttstock is VG with a light coat of varnish added. Spacers are added to provide a 13-7/8" pull to the end of a Winchester pad. Receiver retains 95% darkening blue. Desirable Model 12 Trap.
FACTORY CUTAWAY WINCHESTER MODEL 37A, 12 GAUGE SHOTGUNItem # W50-17-213 32" bbl and embellished receiver. As new cond, portions of the right side cut away to expose the mechanical function. All orig with factory hang tags and orig box.
UNIQUE EXPERIMENTAL WINCHESTER MODEL 24 SHOTGUNItem # W44-20-290 This 12 Gauge double barrel came from John Olin's Personal Collection. Specially marked '1-5/8" Chamber', but no Winchester markings. 26" solid ribbed barrels, F & M. Excellent overall with 99% lustrous blue remaining and almost all original varnish.
WINCHESTER MODEL 42 410 PUMP ACTION SHOTGUN WITH A SIMMONS RIBItem # 9109-20-291 Overall gun is in excellent condition retaining nearly all of the blue that was put on at the time of the rib job. It has a 26" bbl and excellent bore. Original wood includes a checkered beavertail forearm and original uncheckered buttstock with a 14" pull to the end of the Pachmayer rubber recoil pad. Good looking gun that should make a great shooter.
FANCY DELUXE ENGRAVED WINCHESTER MODEL 42 410 SHOTGUNItem # 9122-19-263 26" bbl with full choke. Fancy deluxe stocks in excellent condition with a very unique skip line pattern of checkering with 14-1/4" to the end of a hard rubber buttplate. Overall gun is in beautiful condition retaining virtually all the professionally restored blue finish on the bbl. The receiver is a satin chrome finish and retains all that finish. Very nicely engraved by Jay Jones featuring ducks on both sides surrounded by scroll work. Nice little gun.
WINCHESTER C GRADE DOUBLE BARREL HAMMER SHOTGUNItem # 9234-18-289 Original 30" bbls in excellent condition with a very minor amount of pitting on the inside. The Damasc pattern is in excellent condition with 75% remaining on the exterior of the bbls. The receiver is nicely engraved and has 75% bright case colors remaining. Marked on the side plate is "Winchester Class C". Original wood is excellent. Sharp checkering. Shotgun style steel buttplate. No scratches or cracks to speak of. Solid, sound and excellent throughout. Very clean double bbl hammer Winchester shotgun in the hard to find 10 GA.
EXTREMELY RARE WINCHESTER DOUBLE BARREL MATCH SHOTGUNItem # 8822-19-261 12 Gauge with 32 bbls. The match grade, of course, was the highest quality Winchester Double Bbl Shotgun that you could get and this one is a fine example. Very nice markings, some case colors remaining on the frame, bbls have mostly grayed out, very nice, clean, smooth metal, bright shiny good bores, nice tight pivot pin and lock-up. Wood is also in VG cond with no cracks around the locks or off of the tangs. Forearm wood has a small splinter missing on each side towards the forearm cap, ebony inlay. Wood has been revarnished at some point in its lifetime. Would make a very fine addition to any Winchester collection.
WINCHESTER MODEL 42 SKEETItem # 8764-19-262 Featuring a 26 bbl marked 'Skeet', solid rib, orig nicely figured wood is checkered with a straight stock and a 15" pull to the end of the correct Winchester buttplate. Overall gun is in exc cond with 97-98% orig blue; just a little bit of frosting on the receiver but still a bright, sharp, sparkly gun. All orig, exc inside and out.
WINCHESTER MODEL 1300 CUT-AWAY FRAMEItem # el-9-541 Used for demonstration purposes.
WINCHESTER MODEL 37 EXPERIMENTAL FRAMEItem # el-9-540 Marked 'Experimental 2002' from the Winchester factory.
WINCHESTER MODEL 50 WIN-LIGHT CUT-AWAY BARREL ASSEMBLYItem # el-9-535 showing the choking assembly.
WINCHESTER CUT-AWAY BARREL ASSEMBLYItem # el-9-534 This cut-away model features the Win-choke.
GROUPING OF WINCHESTER MODEL 59 BARREL ASSEMBLIESItem # el-9-533 consisting of various stages of completion.
WINCHESTER EXPERIMENTAL SINGLE BBL SHOTGUN RECEIVERItem # ELS5548
WINCHESTER MODEL 12 STANDARD TRAP TAKE DOWN SHOTGUNItem # 6063-20-285 28 barrel to the end of the poly-choke, excellent bore, solid matted rib, 98% lustrous blue remaining, excellent checkered forearm, checkered pistol grip buttstock has considerable extra figure with a small piece of wood missing from the right side near the trigger guard. 13-3/4" pull to the end of the red Winchester pad.
WINCHESTER MODEL 12 TAKE DOWN DELUXE SHOTGUN IN 12 GAUGEItem # 5508-20-284 Full, 30, nice bore, trap grade with milled vent rib. Gun retains 95% blue, most all original varnish remaining, original red rubber recoil pad. Fine example.
WINCHESTER SHOTGUNSItem # 17B By Dennis Adler. 300+ page hardcover book. This is a well done exc ref book with great photos & a lot of little known info.
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This is the only 16 ga Match Gun that has ever been documented. It comes with a long list of letters & provenance and is also pictured extensively in Ron Stadt's "Winchester Shotguns and Shotshells" book as well as Dennis Adler's "Winchester Shotgun" book. The gun is beautiful with nicely figured deluxe grade wood; in exc cond with sharp checkering and orig hardrubber buttplate. The excellent original 30" bbls are choked improved cylinder & improved cylinder with dbl locking lugs and doll's head rib extension. Overall exc with 75% toning finish on the bbls; 40-50% case colors on the rec. Rec's are very nicely engraved, marked "Winchester Repeating Arms Co. Match Gun." Very fine mechanical condition, all orig, one of a kind little gun.001__small.jpg)
