[johnboy]

Very interesting M12 and 1948 was a very good year!

 

[Tim Earney]

An excellent example of an all American trap gun and made in one of the best years of production for any Model 12.

 

[acorange]

I have this gun's brother built in 55'
Nice unmolested M-12 with the Trap marking on the forend tube that mine does not have.

 

[4painter]

Very nice for the age....

 

[4painter]

What does the arrow refer to one the foreend tube?

 

[johnboy]

For assembly, one on the magazine tube and one on the receiver extension

 

[redhawk]

I thought they stopped marking "Trap" in 1946???

 

[johnboy]

Dave Riffle's book "The Greatest Hammerless Repeating Shotgun Ever Built " has the gun built in 1948.

 

[Heeringa]

oldguns.net agrees on 1948 as it's birth year. Mine is from 1947, but I don't have the TRAP marking.

Heeringa

 

[johnboy]

As a owner of two M12s', one being a duck gun and the other a 12 gauge field I really have no need for a 30" trap gun but it sure is tempting.

 

[JPayne]

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