Winchester Model 12 12 Gauge Pump-Action Shotgun, 30 Inch Full Choke, Nickel Steel Barrel, 2 3/4 Chamber (Mfd 1929)
This Winchester Model 12 is a pre-WWII 12 gauge pump-action shotgun manufactured in 1929. It features a 30 inch nickel steel barrel with a fixed full choke and a 2 3/4 chamber. This example is also noted as an IM Mod and shows custom additions, including an aftermarket leather-covered pad/cover on the butt and a light-colored wrap/tape-like material around the wrist/receiver junction.
CONDITION
Overall Condition: Good condition, showing some signs of prior use and handling.
Bore Condition: Excellent - Clean, mirror finish, no signs of wear.
Specific Condition Notes: There is tape wrapped around the stock, and the tape has become tacky.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
- Winchester Model 12 shotgun
The barrel is marked "NICKEL STEEL — MADE IN U.S.A. — WINCHESTER — MODEL 12 — 12 GA. — FULL," matching the listed nickel steel construction and fixed full choke configuration. The shotgun uses a plain barrel profile with no ventilated rib visible.
This Model 12 is built on a steel receiver with a solid-top design and a right-side ejection port. It has no external hammer visible and feeds from a tubular magazine.
Handling details include a grooved corncob-style wooden forend and a pistol-grip wooden buttstock with no checkering visible. The length of pull is listed at 14.0.
Serial number 588394 is visible on the receiver/barrel-extension area, and matching numbers are shown. A long patent-date/patent-line style marking is present near the receiver, though the full text is not fully legible.