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December 26, 2024
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Does anyone have any thoughts about this one? Value/condition. Its a Model 1912 28 g Skeet serial number 1351559
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April 15, 2005
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Zach,
It is a “Model 12”, and it has been refinished (reblued) and restocked. The Lyman Cutts Compensator was installed after the fact. The gun has essentially zero interest or value in the collector market. Unknown what it might be worth to somebody as a shooter grade gun.
Bert
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December 26, 2024
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Thanks Bert. Another dud:)
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April 15, 2005
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zhammett said
Thanks Bert. Another dud:)
I truly wish that more positive news could be provided, but the guns you have are what they are.
Bert
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December 9, 2002
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IMO. In reference to our earlier conversation here on the Forum, this would be a good candidate to take to a show, whether it be Tulsa, that gets a lot of traction, or another show, and send it down the road.
Again, just my opinion. 
Anthony
December 26, 2024
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Opinions is what I am looking for. I appreciate all of the help from everyone. I’ve still got a whole bunch to go through and post. Hopefully some good ones in there
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November 7, 2015
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I’d be willing to bet a flat of Winchester AA’s it’s a pretty sweet Skeet gun. New wood and occasional re-bluing is part of the life of a well-used competition gun. One possible fly in the ointment is that it was likely restocked to a previous owner’s specifications so it may not fit the average shooter. We don’t see many M12’s on the Skeet fields anymore but there was a time that gun was what everyone wanted. Nice gun but I’ll never get past the compensator.
Mike
November 19, 2006
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The buttstock is quite attractive. I suppose the compensator could be removed and internal chokes installed.
February 17, 2022
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We all have had some “duds” at some point in time, might even have them still. Collecting Winchesters is an on going evolution. Sounds to me you are looking to sell all of the stuff your listing as collecting ain’t your thing. I might suggest contacting one of the auction companies that really specialize in disposing of such guns and accessories. You may do better monetarily if that is your goal. Sorry to say that being here you will get HONEST critique of your stuff, and some times it is hard to swallow. You have to understand that most of the folks here are extremely knowledgeable and have been there, done that in the world of collecting and most have vast knowledge of more than just Winchesters.
January 20, 2023
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It would be useful to see the face of the receiver after taking the barrel assembly off. If the gun was manufactured as a 28 gauge, there should be a “28” stamp there.
If the stamp is there, it should examined under magnification to see whether the “8” was originally a “0.” If the stamp is genuine and unaltered, this is one of a relatively small number of 28 gauge Model 12 guns.
It was once possible to send a Model 12 back to Winchester for refinishing and upgrading. Perhaps there might be marks indicating that somewhere on the interior wood.
If not WRA, perhaps there are indications the upgrade was done by a reputable shop such as Simmons, Kerr Sport Shop, Larry Del Grego, et al.
If this is an original 28 gauge Model 12 upgraded by WRA or a famous shop, it might well attract interest from collectors specializing in the Model 12 and 42 guns.
- 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.
