Winchester M12 authenticity help

[ChadC]

Hi,
I'm looking at an M12 on gunbroker.....I'm not too concerned with overall condition, a good honest worn specimen is fine with me. I'm more concerned with fakes.
Here's the link...

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=440582286

I don't have any books to reference, and info on the net is kind of all over the place....

Thanks for any insight.

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[Tom Doniphon]

That one has a number of issues including the wrong buttplate, an unmarked stock, and the muzzle is all buggered up. Save your money for another one.

[ChadC]

Kind of the consensus I've been getting. Thanks for the reply, I appreciate it.

[ralfus]

That one has a number of issues including the wrong buttplate, an unmarked stock, and the muzzle is all buggered up. Save your money for another one.

So if a stock was replaced by an armorer due to breakage is it no longer a trench gun? I understand that it isn't original as it left the factory, I get that.

Is the buttplate from a later era or completely wrong for a military Model 12?

Just wondering, as I have been watching this auction too.