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Joined: 18 Mar 2010 Posts: 6 Location: Louisville

My father was a wholesaler for Winchester. In 1965, he was wanting another Model 12 and went to one of his retailers to try to find one. Luckily, he had one left and sold it to him.

It is in the original box and has never been assembled or fired. Factory grease is still on the gun.

It is a full choke 16ga field grade, plain barrel.

I am looking for several offers.

Member Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Posts: 451 Location: La-Tx

Dang, where were you when I was working 7-12's ?

Joined: 19 Jun 2004 Posts: 1480 Location: Mpls, MN.

Maybe you should put it on an auction site?
This isn't one.

Best,
Ted

Joined: 04 Jun 2009 Posts: 827 Location: N. Shore, mn

If you decide to post an asking price........

Joined: 18 Mar 2010 Posts: 6 Location: Louisville

Guys, I'm sorry but simply do not know what the gun is truly worth and I thought you may help me. I own several other 16s, including another Model 12 and a Belgium Sweet Sixteen that I will not sale..

I may have posted this in the wrong place but I really need help.

Thanks.

Member Joined: 09 Jun 2005 Posts: 885 Location: Wisconsin

May be some of members have experience with some of the auction sites and can give you advice. Sadly I do not, but do frequently look at them, ones I look at the most are Gun Broker and Guns America.

Member Joined: 27 Jun 2005 Posts: 1545 Location: Michigan

Well, since your looking for offers.
I'll offer you $600.00 plus shipping for it.

Joined: 18 Mar 2010 Posts: 6 Location: Louisville

I'm going to a collectors auction (I'm told) tomorrow. One has already mentioned 1500 but I'm really wanting to do better.

Seriously, you guys are the experts and I'm looking for advice. Any other ideas or input?

Thanks

Member Joined: 24 Jan 2007 Posts: 467 Location: SC PA

MJ

FWIW, the 28th ed. Blue Book lists a 100% 16ga Mdl 12 Field w/ no options at $750.00. If someone offered me $1500.00, I'd take it.

Marcus

Member Joined: 30 May 2007 Posts: 216 Location: Tennessee

Dave Riffle has a NIB 16 gauge Model 12 with a full choke barrel listed on his website for $2595. Of course Riffle's prices are on the high side particularly in this economy.

BT16ga

Joined: 19 Jun 2004 Posts: 1480 Location: Mpls, MN.

He has had that gun for a decade. Does he ever sell anything?

Best,
Ted

Joined: 15 Oct 2004 Posts: 787 Location: Indiana

Try a yahoo search for "Perry County Firearms" in Pennsylvania...he has a number of Winchesters, Model 12's and sometimes Model 42's (the Winchester .410 version of the Model 12.) Riffle is high but the guns are clean. One would assume he continues to be interested in clean, especially NIB M-12's for his inventory.

Also, another place you might try to get a bid is Steve Barnett Fine Guns; or Crosnoe guns, Cape Girardeau, Mo. All of these have web sites complete with photos---they often sell Model 12's so must be buying them from somewhere....

You might try keeping that NIB Model 12 16 ga. as few 16's were made better; certainly no finer or more durable 16 ga. slide action gun has ever been made-despite any BS you may hear to the contrary.

Joined: 18 Mar 2010 Posts: 6 Location: Louisville

Gun sold. Got my price.

Thanks

Joined: 19 Jun 2004 Posts: 1480 Location: Mpls, MN.

Wonderful. Since you had no clue as to what the price should be, it worked out well. For you. I guess.

Tons of model 12s are for sale. I mean, there must be 100+ in every issue of "Gun Digest". There are no other pump shotguns that sell in the quantities that model 12s do. Month after month, year after year, there are hundreds for sale, everywhere. Lots of them.

There is a message in there, I'm sure. Might be a good subject for a country and western song.

Best,
Ted

Member Joined: 16 Nov 2006 Posts: 1338