Model 21 grades in the 1930s were Standard Grade, Tournament Grade, Trap Grade and Custom Built Grade. When the Skeet
Gun appears in the 1933 Winchester Catalog, it can be had in Tournament, Trap or Custom Built Grades --
1934 --
In the Winchester catalogs there was never a Skeet Grade, despite what a Cody letter or Schwing may say. By the 1937 catalog the Tournament Grade was gone and the Skeet Gun could be had in Standard, Trap or Custom Built Grades. By 1940 the Trap Grade is gone and the offerings are the Standard Grade, Trap Gun, Skeet Gun and Custom Built Grade. For 1941 the Model 21 Duck Gun was added to the mix. When we emerged from WW-II, the Custom Built Grade had been replaced by the DeLuxe Grade which lasted at least into 1950. By the January 2, 1952, Winchester Catalog they were back to Custom Built Grade. Between the 1953 and 1954 catalogs the Duck Gun became the Magnum Gun when they added the 20-gauge.
Great info!!! Thanks indeed!!!
