[Charlie Becknell]

Someone told me he saw a set of Model 12's, 12-20-28-410, unfired with consecutive serial numbers. I was not aware that they were "sets". Apparently, these were for gun dealers that sold Winchester products. What would something like that be worth?

Charlie

 

[bigbore613]

Almost impossible due to only a few more than 164,000 model 42's being made. Jeff

 

[MDJ67]

Sure it wasn't a Browning model 12 set ?

 

[bigbore613]

Browning did not reproduce the 12ga. Jeff

 

[Charlie Becknell]

I was told they were all Model 12's, I don't know a great deal about Model 12's. That sounds strange about model 12ignorance living in KY.

 

[Bvr Tail]

Boy, would that be a find!

 

[Notime2]

My best guess would be for new, vented rib;
12ga $1500.
20ga. $1500.
28ga. $5000.
410ga. $6000.

Total $14000.

Consecutive numbers - $3000.

New total $11000.

Try to sell it yourself or auction house + seller's premium.

good luck, Notime2

 

[bigbore613]

And where would you find a .410 model 12 ? Jeff

 

[Notime2]

Charlie, if you post the serial number range I will date the set for you.

i.e. 754xxx - 779xxx = 1938

Notime2

 

[PULL PULL]

I am guessing Browning model 12 .

 

[Charlie Becknell]

Not my guns. Friend told me these sets were made available at the time to dealers only. The serial numbers are consecutive so they would all be one brand, Winchester.

 

[ebsurveyor]

For a complete M12 set you would also need a 16 ga. I had a Browning set:
2 20 ga, 2 28 ga & 2 m42's. A standard & a high grade of each ga. Sold them to Cabelas for $6000 (I think).

 

[X1]

A model 12 .410,I bet you have to pay extra for that one...

 

[o-hale]

doc Becknell,
Browning offered these with consecutive s/n's, our friend Bother Parrott has/had a set, got them
From Charlie Lee if memory serves me correctly,

 

[Jawhawker]

I have also seen the Illinois 410 Model 12. I believe Barry Roach on this site has too. When I seen it the price was $4000. Unfortunately I didn't have it!

There was another Model 12 410 said to be in Reno.

 

[GR Eubanks]

The 410 model 12 is a counterfeit there has never been a factory gun presented at any time for inspection. This comes up every few years and it is bull shit. I know the man who made the roll dies and I knew the man who built the guns and I am real familiar with the whole deal. PS stainless Winchesters only had stainless barrels. I have never seen a documented gun that was all stainless.

Roger Eubanks

 

[bigbore613]

Thank You Roger, You da MAN! Jeff

 

[Charlie Becknell]

Thanks for the input. And Brother Hale is correct, Dr Parrott is a Model 12 aficionado.

 

[YOTESLAYER]

I recently heard there was a four gun set of model 12's in a fur buying shed in southern Minnesota, I will find out the name of the town. I was told they were 12ga, 16ga, 20ga, and28ga. Have not seen them with my own eyes, I will find out more info in the morning.

 

[WS-1]

"While only the lengths as listed here for the various gauges were available as listed in the catalogs, we must bear in mind that a few very rare special lengths were made. The writer[George Madis]has inter-department correspondence and work orders for the barrel shop that lists special barrels, such a lot of twenty-four barrels in the thirty-two inch for length for the sixteen gauge, made for the Model Twelve in 1937. Another lot of barrels, four in all, were made in the .410 bore, twenty-six inch length, for the Model Twelve. Some thirty-two inch barrels were made for the twenty gauge, and a number of twenty-four inch barrels were made for the twelve gauge."

THE WINCHESTER MODEL TWELVE by George Madis