Model 12 a long wait.

[Frank Allegra]

After 35 years of looking at Model 12s, I finally bought one.


http://parkerguns.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=784&pictureid=9910


This has been only the second plain barrel field gun that I have had in hand that has not been blessed with a Cutts or converted.......I let the first one get away but couldn't do it this time.

Sorry I wasn't able to rotate this photo.

[Bill Murphy]

What gauge? We need more pictures.

[Frank Allegra]

Bill,

It's a 28ga. If you enlarge the photo, it might be easier to see.

[Scott Janowski]

Unmolested plain 28 gauge model 12’s are few and far between. I stopped bidding on one at auction many years ago when it got to $800.00. At the time you could buy a nice 20 gauge for half that.
I have not seen one in the wild since.

[Rick Roemer]

I have one that my grandfather bought for his daughter new. Rarely used.

[John Dallas]

If you'd like a non-matching pair of 28 ga. M12's in a Huey case, try this:

http://mishoot.com/store/Winchester-Model-12-Pigeon-Grade-28GA-p98575723

[Steve Huffman]

Call for price Not me !

[John Dallas]

The person offering these for sale is one of the nicest guys you will ever meet. I won't attempt to describe the story behind these guns, or the other similar guns offered. He is open to offers, is all I'll say

[Brian Hornacek]

Slick barrel 28 gauge field guns are not common. Nice find!

[Bill Murphy]

Sixty years of collecting Model 12s and I've only had one chance at an unmolested field grade 28, and was outbid for it at Redding's Auction in Gettysburg.

[Bill Murphy]

Looking at the four pairs of guns in D's attachment, you see many subtle and not so subtle differences in each pair. I could look at those guns for a long time.

[Frank Allegra]

The other 28 I had in my hand was in 1987. A 26" full choke gun with 20% blue. The price was $1300. I thought about it and went back to the dealer only to find out that it had disappeared.

[Bill Zachow]

Just be aware that there are more 28 gauge model 12s floating around than Winchester ever made.

[Rick Roemer]

Does someone reproduce them?

[Frank Allegra]

Quite a few 28s have been converted from 16 and 20 ga guns. There was a run of Japanese
made reproductions. I personally have never seen a plain barrel gun that has been converted. I have seen solid ribbed and vent ribbed conversions. If you know where to look, a conversion can be identified.

[Dave Suponski]

Exactly... Frank stated that very well. When looking for a 28 gauge Model 12 you really need to know what to look for in an original gun. There are many humped up 28 gauge Model 12s our there