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September 6, 2023
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I picked up a nice 20 gauge Model 12 a while back and am trying to figure out what it is.It has a vent rib,skeet choke marked on the barrel and checkered stock and forearm. Serial number is 1923387. Not marked “Skeet” on the receiver. I thought it might be a “Super Field “ model but as far as I’ve read those only had solid ribs.Is this correct?I have to dig it out to see if the rib is marked Simmons but I don’t think so.Any helpful information would be appreciated.
April 15, 2005
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Joe,
The odds are good that you have a “Super Field” grade gun. They were made with both a Solid and a Vent Rib. The s/n ID’s it has a February 1961 production gun.
Can you post pictures of it?
Bert
WACA Historian & Board of Director Member #6571L
September 6, 2023
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Bert,I will send them to your email. Haven’t figured out how to post them online.The rib is NOT marked Simmons and there is a steel grip cap on it.
Any thoughts on value? Thanks for your help. Joe
April 15, 2005
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Here are your pictures…
WACA Historian & Board of Director Member #6571L
September 6, 2023
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Thanks for posting those Bert.
November 7, 2015
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Joe Stromski said
Thanks for posting those Bert.
We need to get you up to speed on posting pics, I really enjoyed those! Very nice Model 12.
Mike
January 27, 1992
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The rib is a “Three Pin, Duck Bill Ventilated Rib”. Shown on page 238 in the “The Greatest Hammerless Repeating Shotgun Ever Built”. By Dave Riffle. RDB
April 15, 2005
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Joe Stromski said
Thanks for posting those Bert.
You are welcome… always happy to assist/help any WACA members! 
WACA Historian & Board of Director Member #6571L
August 8, 2024
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The three pin vent rib became available in 1961. It appears to be a Skeet Grade gun. These later Skeet Grades were not marked “Skeet”. I have a 1954 Skeet Grade simular to yours except it has the earlier Donut style rib. You have a very nice Model 12!
April 2, 2024
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That is a handsome Model 12!
January 20, 2023
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What a beauty! And a 20 gauge to boot. That’s 20th Century Winchester at its best, I think. If you should ever tire of it….don’t hesitate to call.
- Bill
WACA # 65205; life member, NRA; member, TGCA; member, TSRA; amateur preservationist
"I have seen wicked men and fools, a great many of both, and I believe they both get paid in the end, but the fools first." -- David Balfour, narrator and protagonist of the novel, Kidnapped, by Robert Louis Stevenson.
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