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September 22, 2019
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I have acquired a Model 12 Skeet Gun with a Factory Cutts Compensator – Barrel markings are correct and has the proper flange/shoulder where the Cutts is attached – it came with chokes and the wrench.
Also has a checkered select walnut stock and forearm in excellent condition – butt plate and grip cap are not cracked or chipped and appear to be hard rubber.
Serial # puts it at 1948 – numbers match and “skeet” is stamped below the receiver Sr#.
Bluing is about 80 per cent – butt a couple of “Idiot marks” on the receiver from careless re-assembly – also a couple of dime-size older splotches from surface rust on receiver – I think it was stored long-term in a takedown case.
An interesting gun that I couldn’t pass up – first actual one like this I’ve ever seen.
I had declared “no more model 12’s” and had traded my Dave Riffle Model 12 book away – so now I’m without info.
So, Looking for opinions – Are these old Skeet Models with Factory Comp’s desired by collectors and any ballpark ideas of a value range ?
I know without providing photo’s it’s hard to opine but just looking for input. Thx. D.
January 20, 2023
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David, it is really impossible to do as you ask without good and plentiful photos because condition is where most of the value lies, except for extreme rarities like an original Colt Patterson.
A factory Model 12 Skeet gun is of interest to a lot of the membership and I’m confident more than a few will chime in and give you their unvarnished views.
However, you are asking these people to devote valuable time. You shouldn’t do that unless you are willing to take the trouble to show them what they need to opine.
If you have access to a photo hosting site, post them there and post a link here. In case you don’t, I’m going to PM you my email address. Email them to me and I’ll post them here for you.
- 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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