Was that, perhaps, the late Don Criswell, of Yorba Linda CA?? I used to get his fine catalogues, before the Internet, and I know he specialized in Model 21's. My M21 has a sn of 159XX- I know Dad bought it used in Sept 1948- and used it each Fall until 1979, then passed it on to me in July 1980. I went to Schwing pocket book on Winchesters, page 135- Ned notes this: "Serial numbers for Model 21's are NOT indicative of when the gun was built. Therefore, no serial number list is given"--Strange, as he lists M12 and M97 sns.

"The field is the touchstone of the man"..