Winchester Model 12?

[jbett98]

Did you buy the Numrich one?

 

[Knebel]

Did you buy the Numrich one?

yes....

 

[jbett98]

yes....

I read about fitment issues and thinner metal with the Numrich shields, so I bit the bullet and ordered the more expensive one.

 

[kiester]

 

[kiester]

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I paid 300.00 for this one 1959. Gunsmith bill for going through it, cutting down, install night sight, kick ex pad, refinish stock was 500.00 with parts.

 

[Knebel]

Thats a nice gun! I've been doing all the work myself but I am sure it would cost no less than that having it done by a smith. I got quite a couple hours into it and am not done yet.

I did shoot it yesterday for the first time and have to say AWESOME!

 

[Kylem1127]

Maybe you gentlemen, here, can help me!
I have a heat shield that I believe is for an 1897, but I can't find any other pictures online that look similar to the one I have. Mine is one piece, the pictures I keep finding look like two separate pieces of steel welded together. Are those just repros? Is mine the repro?
Thanks for the help

 

[jbett98]

Authentic ones are riveted together and have 6 rows of 29 holes.

 

[Kylem1127]

Mine has 4 rows of 19, totaling at 76. If that helps any

 

[jbett98]

My guess is that it's a reproduction.

 

[Kylem1127]

Actually, you're partially right. The hole description is what helped me find it in the searches. I don't know why I didn't think of that, but a ton of info came up when I searched that. One post says they were substituted for the soldered style from December 1941-Feb 1942. But it's still not a repro, it was just parkerized, and the screws are different, unfortunately. But still pretty damn solid, feels like a hammer.

 

[Knebel]

Yours is welded too but it looks like it was blended together...