Oh and just out of curiosity what did those centurion fat boy safes bring ?
Yes, that was me. I know one of them brought 1300, they're $899 at Atwoods haha
I'm pretty sure that S/N falls into the postage stamp range; all the arrowhead IHC's were, AFAIK, in the 4.44M range. So whomever paid $1700 for that IHC had way more money than sense.
There may or may not have been four built at the factory. It is the center of a smouldering firestorm of controversy in the shotgun collector community (yeah, I know firestorms don't smoulder, but this controversy does . . . ). No records are available, and all interviewed Winchester former employees say it never happened.
If I had to bet I would bet on super clever gunsmithing by someone, but arms companies often experiment with "one off" versions. My reason for doubt is that the 42 was a big success and I can't see a viable market for a 12 in .410. I doubt that Winchester could either.
I have always wanted a Model 42, but have never been able to justify the cost.
This gun was new in box, the label was on the box but I didn't know of such controversy until I googled it when it went for $3400
