It appears that the gun will slam-fire (not that it matters) and also appears that the magazine tube is a bit shorter than the tube on a Model 12 (make for a "short" trench gun?). Looking at this one as maybe a faux trenchie build something Korean War era with an aftermarket East Taylor heat-shield/bayonet mount for the Winchester Model 12 and 97. A lot of the gun does look like a Model 12 though. The demand of new ITHACA 37 shotguns has risen 1 units. The used value of an ITHACA 37 shotgun has fallen (53.69) dollars over the past 12 months to a price of 519.80. The new value of an ITHACA 37 shotgun has fallen 0.00 dollars over the past 12 months to a price of 2,033.83. Along with the non take-down aspect of the gun I've heard that the barrel can not be removed from the receiver an that the action-arm is of a "dog-leg" variety and not as strong as the straight action arm used on the Model 12. The 12 month average price is 2,033.83 new and 551.56 used. On September 11, near Villers-en-Haye, the Germans captured a U.S. They were only build for a few years 1948 to 1954 or thereabouts IIRC and only about 88,000 were built. He was carrying a weapon they had never seen: a Winchester Model 97 pump-action shotgun. Were either built as a light-weight version of the Model 12 or an inexpensive version of the Model 12. The gun appears to be in pretty good shape and the price seems low enough I won't have to sell any blood plasma to pick it up, but I know next to nothing about them.įrom what I can find out they're the non take-down second cousin of the Model 12. One of my favorite local gun stores has is closing and has an old Winchester Model 25 in the back that hasn't sold in years.
There is nothing unsafe with the wrongly defined "slam fire" feature of the Model 12.What do ya'll know about the Winchester Model 25? I guess if one wanted to shoot a Model 12 as fast as possible then the design would be of benefit. A Model 25 would be very similar to a Model 12 Featherweight as produced for several years toward the end of the ’12s half century production run, which ended in mid-1964 as the gun had become to expensive to be profitable against newer competing models such as the Remington 870. For over a century it hasn't been a problem for the vast majority of shooters. If one insists on having a death grip on the shotgun, then you may have it go off after closing the action.
Once the trigger finger moves forward under recoil, then it must be pulled again for the gun to fire. Introduced in 20 gauge in 1912, 16 and 12 gauge guns followed. The used value of a WINCHESTER 1912 MODEL 12 shotgun has fallen (235.28) dollars over the past 12 months to a price of 517.22. In fact recoil will in most cases move the shooters finger off the trigger along with the previously mentioned moving of the forward hand to unlock the action. The famous Winchester Model 1912 pump shotgun was designed by Winchesters Thomas C. The "slam" fire capability has nothing to do with the Model 12 being unsafe in its lock-up. Hang fires are much less common today with modern ammunition. Under recoil when the gun was actually fired, the pump hand was automatically moved forward and released the catch. With the original Model 12, this was prevented by having to forcefully push the pump forward to override a catch that prevented one from just pulling back on the the pump to open the action. If that occurred then the shooter may quickly open the action at which time a shell that hang fired would go off with the action open. Price Item Condition Date Sold 657.50 : WINCHESTER MODEL 37 16 GAUGE SINGLE SHOT SHOTGUN NICE Easton, MD 21601: Used: : 315. Back in the day, shotgun shells had a frequent tendency to hang fire or have a delay in going off. 35 caliber models, and gained popularity among. This is a locked-breech, long recoil action designed by John Browning.The rifle was offered in. It was sold in Europe by FN Herstal as the 'FN Browning 1900'.
The so called "slam" fire capability of the Model 12 was actually part of a "safety" design. In 1906, Remington Arms introduced the 'Remington Auto-loading Repeating Rifle'.Remington advertised this rifle, renamed the 'Model 8' in 1911, as a sporting rifle.