Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this well known single-shot shotgun for a penny-start auction today; this is the Winchester Model 37A!
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Winchester
Model: 37A
Serial: C1088052
Range of Manufacture: 1973-1980
Caliber: 12 Gauge 2 3/4" & 3" Chambered
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 26" with Fixed Full Choke Bore
Optics/Sights: No Sights
Stock/Grips: Smooth Hardwood Stock and Forearm
Action: Single-Shot/Top-Lever/Break-Open Action
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
Winchester’s single-shot Model 37 shotgun was a byproduct of the Great Depression when capable but inexpensive fowling pieces were a valuable asset to the family table. Simple and robust, the Model 37 featured a break-action receiver with a “semi-hammerless” design, meaning only the hammer spur was visible and accessible. A simple thumb lever atop the rear receiver tang opened the action, and an ejector tossed fired hulls over the shooter’s shoulder with a healthy “ping.”
More than a million Model 37s were made between 1936 and 1963. Winchester moved manufacturing to the Cooey facility in Canada and in the late ’60s brought out the Model 370, which was an adaptation of the 37 and Cooey’s similar Model 84. The 370 was short-lived. Just a few years later, a few more changes were incorporated, including a switch from beech to walnut stocks and a beavertail-type forearm with finger grooves, and the Model 37A arrived in 1973. While not as prolific as the ancestral Model 37, nearly 400,000 37As were manufactured. These are marked “Made in Canada,” and they were made in most of the available gauges at one time or another, including .410 Bore. The Cooey plant was closed in 1979, and the Model 37A was discontinued.
Conditions:
This example is in Good condition overall, showing normal evidence of regular consumer use and handling that we can see!
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Model: 37A
Serial: C1088052
Range of Manufacture: 1973-1980
Caliber: 12 Gauge 2 3/4" & 3" Chambered
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 26" with Fixed Full Choke Bore
Optics/Sights: No Sights
Stock/Grips: Smooth Hardwood Stock and Forearm
Action: Single-Shot/Top-Lever/Break-Open Action
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
Winchester’s single-shot Model 37 shotgun was a byproduct of the Great Depression when capable but inexpensive fowling pieces were a valuable asset to the family table. Simple and robust, the Model 37 featured a break-action receiver with a “semi-hammerless” design, meaning only the hammer spur was visible and accessible. A simple thumb lever atop the rear receiver tang opened the action, and an ejector tossed fired hulls over the shooter’s shoulder with a healthy “ping.”
More than a million Model 37s were made between 1936 and 1963. Winchester moved manufacturing to the Cooey facility in Canada and in the late ’60s brought out the Model 370, which was an adaptation of the 37 and Cooey’s similar Model 84. The 370 was short-lived. Just a few years later, a few more changes were incorporated, including a switch from beech to walnut stocks and a beavertail-type forearm with finger grooves, and the Model 37A arrived in 1973. While not as prolific as the ancestral Model 37, nearly 400,000 37As were manufactured. These are marked “Made in Canada,” and they were made in most of the available gauges at one time or another, including .410 Bore. The Cooey plant was closed in 1979, and the Model 37A was discontinued.
Conditions:
This example is in Good condition overall, showing normal evidence of regular consumer use and handling that we can see!
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Shipping Details
Handgun Standard Shipping with Insurance $50.00
Long Gun Standard Shipping with Insurance $70.00
Any orders placed with magazines that are not compliant with your state, county, or city regulations will not ship with your order.
