Thank you that is really interesting that defiantly could be the case.
I have attached some better pictures above this comment, do you think it still looks like it was engraved by some one in Japan?
Thank you for the responce I added some better pictures of the barrel and everything. Thank you everyone for your thoughts and opinions on this I really appreciate it.
Thank you for the response, I really appreciate that I am going to be adding a lot better photos soon, is there a way to tell if its white gold verses silver?
Interesting for sure. Do you think the stock was the same engraver as the barrel? Also I was curious about the WP initials on it doesn't that mean it was made in the US? Did they ship them out to be engraved in those days?
I did look for initials but couldn't find anything other then the WP that was on the models at the time.
Its defiantly still a bit of a mystery, I have looked at hundreds of images of Winchesters but I haven't been able to find any similar stock engraving, do you think the stock engraver is...
Thank you for the replays I really appreciate everyone's perspectives.
That is really interesting that it might be Japanese, I wish I knew more of the history of this model. Was that common to have a Japanese engraver? How did that work did they engrave them in the US working in a American...
Thank you how do I contact them? Defiantly I could take a better picture if needed.
I think the serial number indicates it was made in Feb 1929 to 1930
The number is 602041
Recently I inherited this. I have spent hours online trying to figure it out any information about this Winchester model. It appears the engraving was not done in the Winchester factory and I am trying to figure out who it might be. I know this model 12 was made in Feb of 1929 but that is all...