Thompson Center Contender – .357 Mag – Nikon Scope – Engraved – G1

This is a no reserve penny auction for a Thompson Center Contender single shot pistol in .357 Mag. Serial number- 439482. This beautifully engraved pistol is in good condition with an excellent bore and comes with a Nikon handgun scope! Please note that the front sight post appears to have been painted.

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.