Up for auction is a Thompson Center Contender with 2 barrels. One barrel chambered in .223 Rem and the other in .357 Herrett. Both the bores are in excellent condition with crisp rifling. The .223 Remington chambered barrel has a weaver style rail mounted to it. The blued finish is in great condition with wear visible near the chamber portion of the barrel. The hammer features a selector for centerfire and rimfire. The wood is in good condition with minor wear from use. The action cycles well.

The Thompson/Center Contender is a break-action single-shot pistol or rifle that was introduced in 1967 by Thompson/Center Arms. It can be chambered in cartridges from .22 Long Rifle to .45-70 Government.

Warren Center, working in his basement shop in the 1960s, developed a unique, break-action, single-shot pistol. In 1965, Center joined the K.W. Thompson Tool Company and they introduced this design as the Thompson-Center Contender in 1967. Although they cost more than some hunting revolvers, the flexibility of being able to shoot multiple calibers by simply changing the barrel and sights and its higher accuracy made it popular with handgun hunters. As K.W. Thompson Tool began marketing Center’s Contender pistol; the company name was changed to Thompson/Center Arms Company. Originally the chamberings were on the low end of the recoil spectrum such as .22 LR, .22 WMR, .22 Hornet, .38 Special, and .22 Remington Jet, but as Magnum calibers took off in the 1970s, the Contender quickly became very popular with shooting enthusiasts. THIS ITEM IS AS PICTURED WITH NO FURTHER ATTACHMENTS