Winchester Model 12 History . Over 2 million Winchester Model 12s were sold from the gun’s debut in 1912 until it was discontinued in 1976. The first Model 12s were 20 gauges, followed by 12 and 16 ...

Initially only chambered in 20 gauge, 12- and 16-ga. versions were introduced in late 1913 and first listed in the 1914 catalog; ... Gun: Winchester Model 12 Riot Gun Gauge: 12 Serial No.: 1699XXX ...

When it was introduced, the Model 12 was only available in 20 gauge, 12- and 16-gauge Model 12s became available in late 1913. A 28-gauge Model 12 was brought out in 1934.

“In 1966 or ’67, when I was finally 12 years old, I snuck away with a friend so we could get our NRA cards, which is the equivalent of a HuntSAFE hunter-safety card these days and meant, at ...

Several years ago, my son Josh purchased a vintage (1920s) 16-gauge Winchester Model 12-pump, and it has ever since been his primary go-to shotgun for upland hunting.

Conventional wisdom in the 1890s was that the pump or slide-action shotgun was merely an interim solution, a bridge between double barrels and self-loading or automatic shotguns.