Any suggestions on this model 12???

[gssosp]

The cartouche on the butt stock looks awful fresh and wanted some expert opinions on the entire piece. Here is the link for Gunbroker. Thanks in advance.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=476073902

[Ironlip]

I agree that the stock cartouche looks fresh, though the Ordnance stamp looks like it could be OK to me, if it were on a mint condition blued Model 12 with a varnished stock. It's not. The stock has clearly been sanded and oiled. That's not a deal breaker on an arsenal reworked shotgun as I have pictures in my database of plenty of real ones that were. However, on those the GHD or WB and the Ordnance stamp are at least a little rubbed out from the sanding. These are nearly perfect.

The metal finish is a little too perfect for my taste. The color is right, but in my experience these have at least a few nicks or scratches. This one looks like it came out of the parkerizing solution last week. Maybe it did.

[scosgt]

It is the wrong adapter!!!. NOT a Winchester adapter.
This is a basement gunsmith "rework".
No real collector would touch it for any price.

[scosgt]

BTW the legit post war arsenal reworks had Bishop stocks with arsenal markings such as TE or AN. This is a total BS gun.

[mg42]

Wow it sold for $4685.

[scosgt]

Wow it sold for $4685.


Someone got beat. Not worth 1/4 of that.