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Originally Posted by Scott Janowski
Nice Model 12, the rib is not Winchester installed. It should have proof marks on the left side of the barrel and receiver. This is a Simmons installed rib.
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By no means am I disagreeing with you as I assumed it were a Simmons rib whether they put it on after the gun was built or they put it on before Winchester sold the gun as I've been told some were done .
Anyway all the Model 12's I've seen in the past with Simmons installed after the fact ribs had Simmons etc stamped on the side of the rib ,this one has no such stamping on the side of the rib . But the Winchester proof mark on the barrel is not in the position normally associated with a rib being attached for the factory .
Incidently I just received a copy of Dave Riffle's Model 12 book this AM and to be honest it shed no light on any of my questions about Heavy Duck Model 12's .
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