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WINCHESTER MODEL 12 in 20 GAUGE - VERY GOOD CONDITION 8/10 - MADE IN 1947

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WINCHESTER MODEL 12 in 20 GAUGE - VERY GOOD CONDITION 8/10 - MADE IN 1947
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WINCHESTER MODEL 12 in 20 GAUGE - VERY GOOD CONDITION 8/10 - MADE IN 1947

THIS IS ONE GREAT LOOKING GUN - ALL ORIGINAL - 28" FULL CHOKE BARREL

Introduced in 1912, Winchester’s internal-hammer, pump-action shotgun quickly
rose to stardom. Balance was superb, ergonomics were the best yet built into a
pump-action field gun, action smoothness was excellent, and reliability was
unquestioned.

Partially based on the genius inherent to John Browning’s Model 1897 exposed-
hammer pump-action shotgun, the Model 12 has a more modern and practical
internal hammer and several other improvements by designer T.C. Johnson.

Loaded through the action’s bottom and fed from a tubular magazine, Model 12s
hold six rounds and can be fired quickly. Lacking a trigger disconnector, it can be
shot rapid-fire by simply holding down the trigger and working the pump as fast as
possible. This fact—and all its other virtues—endeared the Model 12 to fighting
men. The U.S. Army put some 20,000 M12 Trench Guns to work in World War I.
An additional 80,000 were issued during World War II among the Marines, the Air
Force, and the Navy. Short-barreled and fitted with heat shields, they served nobly
on through the Korean conflict and into the Vietnam War.


Interestingly, the original Model 12 was introduced in 20 gauge. A year later, 12- and 16-gauge versions were added. About 22 years later 28-gauge versions came out.