{"product_id":"winchester-model-24-16ga","title":"Winchester Model 24 16ga","description":"\u003cp\u003eGood overall used condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2 3\/4\" 16ga chambers with 26\" barrels \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Winchester Model 24 is a utilitarian American side-by-side (SxS) double-barrel shotgun produced from 1939 to about 1957–1958.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis example was manufactured in 1947\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistory and Design\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWinchester introduced the Model 24 as an affordable, no-frills field gun to compete with lower-priced American doubles like the Stevens 311 and Savage\/Fox Model B (and inexpensive imports). It was never offered in high grades, engraved versions, or with options like single triggers, ejectors, or ventilated ribs—it stayed a basic working gun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKey features:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrue hammerless, striker-fired design (not concealed hammers).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoxlock action with a distinctive rounded, relatively wide receiver that sits slightly wider than the barrels in places.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDouble triggers, automatic tang safety, and spring-powered extractors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlued barrels and receiver with a raised solid (matted) rib.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlain (uncheckered) black walnut stock with semi-pistol grip (straight grip optional) and semi-beavertail forend, typically with a lacquer finish. Early guns had hard buttplates; some later ones had recoil pads.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable in 12, 16, and 20 gauge (12 was most common). Chambers were 2¾\". Barrel lengths were typically 26\" or 28\" for 16\/20 gauge (26–30\" for 12 gauge), with common choke combinations like Modified\/Full.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoughly 116,000–116,200 were made. Production started in 1939 (12 gauge first; 16 and 20 gauge followed around 1940), was interrupted\/limited by WWII, and continued postwar until the late 1950s. Serial number records exist through 1948 (last recorded around 64,417); later production continued into the 1950s without detailed yearly records.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShips Free to the FFL of your choice!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease send FFL information at time of purchase. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Whiskey Rebellion Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67901248667725,"sku":null,"price":575.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/9229\/8829\/files\/1000018887.jpg?v=1793901525","url":"https:\/\/whiskeyrebellionantiques.com\/products\/winchester-model-24-16ga","provider":"Whiskey Rebellion Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}