model 12 trench

[HOOKED ON HISTORY]

The phone call to Winchester was laughable. His acrimony was a flag also.

It never ceases to amaze me how someone trying to sell somthing can treat a potential customer with discourtesy. We have a couple of firearms dealers here that are complete jackwagons to customers.
My assumption is if someone is unwilling to display common courtesy they are probably not reputable.

[mtrpdw]

Yes, stock is from a Stevens Model 620A Trench Gun - modified to fit M12 receiver, and M12 buttplate also modified to fit.

Canfield's "Complete Guide to U.S. Military Combat Shotguns", page 161-162, addresses "Late Production Winchester Model 12 Trench Guns".

As was mentioned one of the above Threads, the serial number of this suspect M12 is only slightly outside/above the known recorded range of late production Model 12's (1961838 - 1964087).

Canfield also advises that the Field/Duck-gun forend would have been appropriate for a late production trench gun, and that these M12's also lacked the "U.S.", "Flaming Bomb" or other military markings normally found on USA military shotguns of that time.

As a courtesy, I emailed the guy back in April to advise him of the 620A stock and other things so he could have an accurate listing - but never did hear back from him.

Definitely not a $1,200.00 shotgun.

[browningautorifle]

As I said, I did hear back and he was acrimonious...but it's still there, slowly creeping down in price. Most self righteous. Phone call to Winchester indeed... I'll be interested to see how low it goes before "Disappearing".

[browningautorifle]

Yes, stock is from a Stevens Model 620A Trench Gun - modified to fit M12 receiver, and M12 buttplate also modified to fit.

I don't think this would be an armourer repair. If they had a gun come in with a broken stock and didn't have one, just wait. Another will be along shortly with a front damaged and they'd strip them for parts...one works, one's a parts donor.