Model 12 help

plottski · Post by **plottski** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 5:43 pm

Hello everyone,

I just picked me up a nice little model 12, round barrel. Which from the researched seen its a 12a? What I was looking for was a date is was made. The only numbers I see are RW 1559. The number is also etched on the side of the Lower receiver(for a lack of other words).

My next question is there some where that i can look a takedown sheet, it has been taken apart and cartridge retainer is out of it, i am not quite sure how it goes back in.

plottski · Post by **plottski** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 6:08 pm

just a little more research and i found a good little page that showed how it was suppose to sit. http://www.wisnersinc.com/additional_in ... on_m12.htm

BKN · Post by **BKN** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 10:07 pm

I just bought a model 12 today and would like to know the year it was made. I will try to post some pictures of it.

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remington600 · Post by **remington600** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 10:20 pm

BKN, Your model 12 was made sometime at the beginning of 1915. It looks like someone tried to jewel the action on it. I noticed you have a round barrel with a pistol grip cresent butt stock. Those items did not com together. With your pictures I can not tell if you have a 12-C with maybe a replacement barrel or a 12-A with a replaced stock. Send more photos. Do all the serial numbers match?

plottski · Post by **plottski** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 8:56 am

Still looking for a build date if i could.

BKN · Post by **BKN** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 4:28 pm

Here are more pictures of mine. I took a picture of every number I could find.

BKN · Post by **BKN** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 4:31 pm

Here is the last one.

remington600 · Post by **remington600** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 5:36 pm

Sorry for jumping over you plotski. Your model 12 is a first year production. (1909).

remington600 · Post by **remington600** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 5:38 pm

BKN send me a picture of the magazine band on the bottom of the barrel.

plottski · Post by **plottski** » Sun Aug 31, 2008 12:00 am

Cool thanks remington

BKN · Post by **BKN** » Sun Aug 31, 2008 1:38 pm

Here are pictures of the magazine band.

remington600 · Post by **remington600** » Sun Aug 31, 2008 5:02 pm

Yes that is a model 12 magazine band. It appears someone put a 12-C stock on a 12-A barrel. Are there any numbers stamped on the side of the barrel? A NO. 3 or 5.

BKN · Post by **BKN** » Sun Aug 31, 2008 7:09 pm

I did find a letter S on the pump action, and on the barrel I found what looks like a maybe 7 w or m 2 ,depending on which way you look at it. It looks like they tried to stamp it a couple times.

John Gyde · Post by **John Gyde** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 9:42 am

I believe the "2" indicates a "parts order barrel" from Remington. The top part (facing the barrel) of the fore end would have a flat portion if the rifle originally had an octagon barrel. The fore end on a round barrel is rounded to match the contour of the barrel. The date code stamps are hard to read. "W" would be 1928. "WW" would be August 1928.