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This is a shot gun i’m selling, from an estate , It’s an early 60’s Solid Frame 12 Guage Model 12. 162684- they were discontinued in 1964?. It’s way too long for me to shoot, the White line pad is factory , tried a buttplate, that was too small. .for a very tall man, long arms.. once thrice fired? The Solid frames were only a few years .as far as i have read. 
That is not what I see in your last picture???? If it is really 1,162,684 that would make it 1948. Where are you getting your data? You need the data from this site. Go to the top of the page under Resources and when was your gun made.
i took a lens and looked 1826841F late 1961. , i was reading from the photos.. it’s a solid gun ,new ,.way too long a pull LOP 14 3/4″-..
Ralph Fitzwater said
i took a lens and looked 1826841F late 1961. , i was reading from the photos.. it’s a solid gun ,new ,.way too long a pull LOP 14 3/4″-..
You are using a bad reference source for the DOM. S/N 1826841F was actually manufactured in October 1958. The Model 12 Featherweight shotguns were discontinued in early 1959.
Bert
WACA Historian & Board of Director Member #6571L
Wow – this thread really highlights how I am not a shotgun guy. I had no idea there was a solid frame version of the M12. I’ve owned a M25 and always assumed it was simply the solid frame version of the M12. M12 solid frame versions is a new one on me.
Steve,
The Model 12 Featherweights were all solid frame, and were the only variant of the Model 12 manufactured as such.
Bert
WACA Historian & Board of Director Member #6571L
thank you Bert ilooked it up on different sites the 1957 was almost right. then but a a 6 instead of an 8-the second site clearly dated it in the 60’s..
Amazing to ponder that every single Model 12 featherweight made was manufactured after I was born 
Interesting ,I thought the Model 12 Featherweight was a take down model.Just the barrel came off as opposed to the standard and heavy duck ,that the magazine and barrel came off together.I thought the Model 25 was the solid frame version of the Model 12.
28 gauge said
Interesting ,I thought the Model 12 Featherweight was a take down model.Just the barrel came off as opposed to the standard and heavy duck ,that the magazine and barrel came off together.I thought the Model 25 was the solid frame version of the Model 12.
That’s what I thought also. I’m sure my buddy has pulled the barrel off his model 12 featherweight for cleaning before so maybe my interpretation of solid frame is wrong. I understood “solid frame” to mean the barrel has no take down operation by hand.
Rick C
Bert H. said
Ralph Fitzwater said
i took a lens and looked 1826841F late 1961. , i was reading from the photos.. it’s a solid gun ,new ,.way too long a pull LOP 14 3/4″-..
You are using a bad reference source for the DOM. S/N 1826841F was actually manufactured in October 1958. The Model 12 Featherweight shotguns were discontinued in early 1959.
Bert
I’ve got three books stating 1959–1962 for featherweight production so it just shows once again the erroneous DOM references that sellers, collectors and authors use… and still do.
Rick C
Quick followup. After a bit of research I believe where the misconception the Featherweight was produced 1958-1962 is they were in the Winchester catalog until 1962/1963 but as Bert advised research confirms they were only made from early 1958 to early 1959.
I’m not sure of the total number produced but read 120,000 somewhere.
Rick C
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