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U.S. mkd Winchester Model 12 Riot Shotgun

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:NA
U.S. mkd Winchester Model 12 Riot Shotgun
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U.S. marked Winchester Model 12 Riot Shotgun, #963847, 12 ga., 21'' barrel, blue finish, ''WB'' small Ordnance wheel cartouched walnut stock, with hard rubber factory checkered buttplate. U.S. flaming bomb marking to right side of frame, and flaming bomb over chamber at top of barrel. Mfg'd 1943. Left rear portion of frame additionally marked ''MHP/165''; choke markings on barrel have been altered with ''MOD'' crossed out and ''CYL'' added. This shotgun may have been an aerial training gun that was later altered to this configuration and possibly sold to the Minnesota Highway Patrol. Condition is fine retaining approx. 85% thinning blue. Stock with moderate impressions; original varnish has flaked with approx. 75% remaining. Good action, bright bore. Many of these were offered for sale in the early 1980s and advertised in the Shotgun News. Est.: $500-$750. (C&R)(Joe Poyer collection)