Thread: Winchester Model 12 16 gauge
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Old 03-22-2017, 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by 22hipower View Post
Probably not outrageous at $700; and definitely not if it had a vent rib barrel. The Model 12s, while wonderful guns, don't have the following they once did. I have one pretty much as you've described for which I paid $400. . .but 20 years ago. . .and thought I'd paid too much then. Nice to have at least one of anything John Browning designed though. Good luck.

Jeff
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John Browning did not design the model 12......Thomas Crosly Johnson did...An engineer with Winchester after the Winchester/Browning split-up over royalties on the Browning Auto 5.......Browning DID design the Winchester models 87/ 93/97 pump guns/Remington mdl 10/31 pump guns............
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