I misstated earlier, the Model 23 Classics were available singly from the beginning. There was the option to get them in a four gun set with serial numbers that matched, but that was a function of jobbers/ wholesalers/dealers matching them up. It wasn't an option on the Olin/Winchester price list.
When the Model 23 Classic was introduced in 1986, the list price was $1750 for the 12- or 20-gauge and $1850 for the baby-framed 28-gauge and .410-bore. They were actually selling in the marketplace for about $1195 for the big guns and about $1295 for the small ones. I never got the big ones because the 20-gauge felt really clunky to me.
