Without bayonet lug and cooling sleeve, it was listed in the Winchester catalog as the Model 12 Guard and Riot gun. A 28-ga. sporting version came on the market in 1934. In its various guises ...

Like its exposed-hammer predecessor, the Model 1897, the Winchester Model 12 transitioned from peacetime ... and first listed in the 1914 catalog; a 28-ga. version came out in 1934 (a ...

We’ve had Model 12 Winchesters in this space before ... The 3-inch Heavy Duck version debuted in 1935 to go with Winchester’s 1 5/8-ounce 3-inch magnum shells. It had a weighted stock and ...