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*WINCHESTER MODEL 12 WITH 12-1C ENGRAVING, FOUR BARREL SET WITH BOXES.

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Firearms & Armory Start Price:3,000.00 USD Estimated At:6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD
*WINCHESTER MODEL 12 WITH 12-1C ENGRAVING, FOUR BARREL SET WITH BOXES.
SN 1370044. Cal. 12 ga. 2-3/4" Chambers. 26" bbls choked skeet, 26" choked improved cylinder, 28", choked modified, and 30" bbls, choked full. All are fitted with raised ventilated ribs having rectangular posts, with two beads, silver mids and Bradley red fronts. Typical standard type action with gold-plated trigger, and engine turned bolt and follower, is engraved in Model 12-1C style with large, shaded scroll flanking circular vignettes of pointing pointers on left and right sides of action. XXX flame figured American walnut steel capped pistol grip buttstock measures 14-1/4" over open sided, red Winchester pad over 1/16" white line spacer. Point pattern checkering with heavy beaded border is at grip. Steel cap is embossed "WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS". Each bbl set has its own matching checkered extended beavertail forend. Drop at heel: 2-9/16", drop at comb: 1-1/2". Weight with IC bbl set: 8 lbs. 3 oz. LOP: 14-1/4". Accompanied by red, white, and blue Winchester marked boxes; one marked "Gun and Mod", another marked "Imp Cylinder", and the last marked "Skeet and Full", all in brown corrugated cardboard shipping box with UPS labels. PROVENANCE: Email from consignor with history of this gun as he knows it, stating "I was told the gun originally belonged to Spencer Olin" and "I purchased the gun in 1978, it was in the carton used to ship it from the factory when it was redone. The gun has remained unfired since it was restored." CONDITION: Excellent, originally made in 1954 as a three bbl set, gun was returned to Winchester for 4th bbl. In the early 1970's the gun was returned to the factory and completely redone to include new forends and stocks. It currently retains all of these factory finishes, with only some marks and rubs on magazine tubes from contact with tube retainers and forends during assembly and disassembly. Bores are excellent. Action is crisp. Boxes are excellent, outer shipping box shows some wear. 4-48707 MGM187