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  • Lot #2612
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Lot 2612: Russell Aitken's Winchester Model 12 Shotgun

Winchester Model 12 Slide Action 20 Gauge Shotgun with Inscription to Noted Outdoorsman and Philanthropist Russell B. Aitken

Auction Location: Rock Island, IL

Auction Date: February 14, 2020

Lot 2612: Russell Aitken's Winchester Model 12 Shotgun

Winchester Model 12 Slide Action 20 Gauge Shotgun with Inscription to Noted Outdoorsman and Philanthropist Russell B. Aitken

Auction Location: Rock Island, IL

Auction Date: February 14, 2020

Estimated Price: $1,000 - $1,500

Winchester Model 12 Slide Action 20 Gauge Shotgun with Inscription to Noted Outdoorsman and Philanthropist Russell B. Aitken

Manufacturer: Winchester
Model: 12
Type: Shotgun
Gauge: 20
Barrel: 23 inch
Finish: blue
Grip:
Stock: Maple
Item Views: 992
Item Interest: Average
Serial Number:
Catalog Page: 156
Class: Curio & Relic Long Gun
Rating:

ND - VERY GOOD- in working condition, 80% finish or better, appreciable wear on working surfaces 80% - 89%, no corrosion or pitting, minor surface dents or scratches. Wood condition commensurable with percent of finish with dings and dents associated with 80% - 89% gun.

Description:

Manufactured in 1940. 2 3/4" chamber, "WS-1" marked barrel, Lyman Cutt's compensator, and 14 1/4" LOP. Custom forend and buttstock with silver grip cap inscribed "RUSSEL BARNETT AITKEN/HAWK HILL/SHOOT/CHAMPION/1940-41-42" Russel Aitken was an artist, marksman, philanthropist, and big game hunter. Two rooms of armor are named for him at the Metropolitan Museum of art, as is the sea bird display at the Bronx Zoo. He was also a generous and early donator to the World Wildlife Fund, National Audubon Society, and one of the best skeet shooters in the nation during the 1940s.

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