C&R · II · 602
Winchester Model 21 Grand American, S/N 32984
Section II: curio or relic, still subject to the Gun Control Act
Official wording
ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION II · VERBATIM · PDF P. 20 ↗
Winchester, Model 21, Grand American Double Barrel Shotgun, cal. 20 and 28 gauge, S/N 32984, Engraved Custom Built by Winchester for Philip S. Rane.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESYour firearm is this edition: “Engraved Custom Built by Winchester for Philip S. Rane”
- ATF REQUIRESYour serial number is one ATF listsATF: “S/N 32984, Engraved Custom Built by Winchester for Philip S. Rane”
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1960–1991.
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
United StatesBasis: no citation - Manufacturer
- Winchester-Western Div., Olin Corp.; U.S. Repeating Arms Co.Basis: outside reference ²
- Type
- ShotgunBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- OtherBasis: no citation
- Caliber
- 20 gauge, 28 gaugeBasis: the ATF wording
- Made
- Listed serial only · c. 1960–1991production; ATF states no dateBasis: outside reference ¹
- Service
- Commercial
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 20 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: Medium · Last revised 17 October 2026 (Data-trust review) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “Winchester Model 21” ↗, years
- 2. Wikipedia, “Winchester Repeating Arms Company” ↗, maker: “In December 1980, the New Haven plant was sold to its employees” and “incorporated as the U.S. Repeating Arms Company”, “granted a license to make Winchester arms”; Olin made Winchester arms until then; made 1960–1991, across the sale: both makers.
- Fact tags
- ATF the ATF wording states it.
- REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
- ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
- NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
- Source checked
- 20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
- Corrections
- 2 changes · see below
Correction history
- Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Low → Medium. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.
- Data-trust reviewMaker: Winchester-Western Div., Olin Corp. → Winchester-Western Div., Olin Corp.; U.S. Repeating Arms Co.
Historical context
NO VERIFIED IMAGE AVAILABLEWe show only freely licensed images verified to depict this model. None has been found yet.
Summary: Wikipedia, “Winchester Model 21”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved October 2026.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The Winchester Model 21 is a deluxe side by side shotgun. The shotgun's initial production run from 1931 through 1959 yielded approximately 30,000 guns. Winchester Repeating Arms Company ceased the main production line of this shotgun in 1960 and the Model 21 was sourced to the Winchester Custom Shop until the gun's retirement in 1991. New Winchester Model 21 production continues under license to Connecticut Shotgun Manufacturing Company.