However, I am not sure about his taste in highly decorated arms. It may be that the Custom Shop was going over the top to impress the boss. 

In any event, at least some of the guns made for him were, in my opinion, garish. The Grand American made for him is festooned with gold inlaid figures, for example.  It reminds me of the arms ordered up by obscure but oil-rich Middle Eastern  potentates. 

Maybe I'm overly sensitive in these matters from living in or near the City of Wretched Excess for a half Century. Rifles encrusted with Gold and Platinum and stocks of exotic woods carved and inlaid with ivory charging lions.....

The Model 50 shotgun, in its field grade, is a sleek and handsome shotgun the lines of which are reminiscent of the Model 12. Along with the Models 66, 88, and 100 rifles, the 50/59 guns are especially pleasing to the eye.  They do not require and are actually diminished by applied ornament. Especially Gold or Silver washes and other disruptive embellishment. 

TXGunNut said

Anthony #5411 said
Here's a shot at John Olin's Winchester Model 50 two Gun Set, for sale!
It's only $40,000.00 Grand, for  the PAIR!
https://www.americantrapshooter.com/threads/john-olins-personal-winchester-model-50s-2-gun-set.33318/
 
Tony
  

I'd want to see some solid documentation of the Cody Museum story and even then, they're still Model 50's, the Rodney Dangerfield of Winchester shotguns. I'm sure John Olin had dozens of Winchesters so that doesn't really mean much to some collectors. The 20 would be interesting, especially if we could see it next to a regular production M50 20ga. 
 
Mike
  

Mike,

I'm in complete agreement with you on you're statements! They do nothing for me at all! I would have a hard time with spending half of that on those!

Tony

Mike

Mike

Anthony #5411 said
Here's a shot at John Olin's Winchester Model 50 two Gun Set, for sale!
It's only $40,000.00 Grand, for  the PAIR!
https://www.americantrapshooter.com/threads/john-olins-personal-winchester-model-50s-2-gun-set.33318/
 
Tony
  

I'd want to see some solid documentation of the Cody Museum story and even then, they're still Model 50's, the Rodney Dangerfield of Winchester shotguns. I'm sure John Olin had dozens of Winchesters so that doesn't really mean much to some collectors. The 20 would be interesting, especially if we could see it next to a regular production M50 20ga. 

Mike

It's only $40,000.00 Grand, for  the PAIR!

https://www.americantrapshooter.com/threads/john-olins-personal-winchester-model-50s-2-gun-set.33318/

Tony

Chuck said
I may have confused some people with my first post.  Winchester made a hand full of different animals for the commercial market.  But made many thousands for the Military market.  These don't have animals.  Anson Mills bought 10's of thousands of buckles for his Mills belts.
 
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The parker dog head is similar but his head's facing the opposite direction. It doesn't have any makers marks, it may be from a smaller leather makers or sold from catalogs like Sears, I think it's cool 

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TonyG said
I came across this just the other day. I know the heat shield has been replaced but was curious about the military marks. If they look legit or not. The serial number comes back as a 1910. It also looks to me like it has been refinished at some point (just looks too good for a 1910).
  

100% FAKE martial markings and gun!

Bert