Lot 1182:
Winchester Model 12 Pump-Action Shotgun, 20 Gauge, Ventilated Rib, Lyman Cutts Compensator, Circa 1957
Sold for: $850
Description
A classic Winchester Model 12 pump-action shotgun chambered in 20 gauge with a 2 3/4 inch chamber. The long gun features blued steel components and highly figured, dark reddish-brown checkered wood furniture consistent with a Skeet configuration. The barrel and receiver extension are numerically marked with the matching serial number 1771462, dating the firearm to approximately 1957. Barrel markings include WINCHESTER MODEL 12—20 GA. – 2 3/4 CHAM – WINCHESTER PROOF STEEL and the original choke designation WS-1 (Winchester Skeet 1). The barrel features a ventilated rib. A significant period modification is the addition of a Lyman Cutts Compensator, marked with the diamond/oval logo, Cutts, TRADE MARK, MARK V, and LYMAN MIDDLEFIELD CONN. U.S.A., also bearing registered (R) and PAT. PENDING marks. This muzzle device features linear cooling slots and a variable choke tube end piece, fitted with an auxiliary orange rectangular sight insert. The buttstock is finished with a checkered rubber buttplate marked WINCHESTER. The overall length of the barrel assembly, including the Cutts compensator/brake, is 27 3/4 inches.
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