*PROTOTYPE WINCHESTER MODEL 12 PUMP SHOTGUN.

*PROTOTYPE WINCHESTER MODEL 12 PUMP SHOTGUN. CAL. 12ga. Standard grade Model 12 with 26″ plain bbl, large ribbed forearm, uncheckered stock with pistol grip and black hard rubber buttplate. The shotgun is fitted with a prototype fiberglass bbl and accompanied by two letters dated September 26, 1996 from Mr. H.N. Bockstruck. The first letter Mr. Bockstruck qualifies himself as an engineer with over 40 years of experience in the firearms ammunition field. He states that while he was employed as a research engineer at Winchester one of his responsibilities was to care for John M. Olin’s personal firearms from 1956 until 1982. The second letter is addressed to Mr. Donn F. Wren (Mr. Bockstruck’s nephew) entitled “HISTORY: WINCHESTER MODEL 12, 12 GA. SERIAL 1700387”. In this letter he details how this shotgun came to be made at the instigation of Mr. Olin seeking to develop a lightweight shotgun. He states that a thin steel tube is wound with many miles of fiberglass and then colored “GUN BLUE”. He states that this particular shotgun, along with two others arrived in East Alton (Illinois, the home of Winchester Western Ammunition) for the 1959 hunting season. He states that Mr. Olin used this shotgun along with the other two to shoot skeet and grouse in Canada along with Warren Page and Jack O’Connor and he used it into mid-fall. Mr. Bockstruck states that he then hunted with this shotgun the rest of that season beginning with an Illinois quail hunt with Dr. Ed Kozicky. He further states that Mr. Olin gave him this shotgun approx. two years later. He states that the decision was made not to produce the model 12 with the fiberglass bbl. but instead to introduce it on the model 59 autoloader. He states that to his knowledge only three of these guns remained after the 1959 season and the balance of them were destroyed. Mr. Bockstruck gave this shotgun to his nephew who sold it to the consignor. Ser. 1700387. CONDITION: Excellent plus, retaining virtually all its orig. finish to both metal and wood with a few minor nicks and scratches on the wood particularly near the toe. Mr. Bockstruck pointed out that the buttstock was slightly oversized on the receiver and the buttplate but that this was normal for a prototype as they did not take as much care in the finished product as they would have on a production gun. 4-45445 JL279 (6,000-15,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2002

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	915	$6,900.00	PROTOTYPE WINCHESTER MODEL 12 PUMP SHOTGUN. CAL. 12ga. Standard grade Model 12 with 26″ plain bbl, large ribbed forearm, uncheckered stock with pistol grip and black hard rubber buttplate. The shotgun is fitted with a prototype fiberglass bbl and accompanied by two letters dated September 26, 1996 from Mr. H.N. Bockstruck. The first letter Mr. Bockstruck qualifies himself as an engineer with over 40 years of experience in the firearms ammunition field. He states that while he was employed as a research engineer at Winchester one of his responsibilities was to care for John M. Olin’s personal firearms from 1956 until 1982. The second letter is addressed to Mr. Donn F. Wren (Mr. Bockstruck’s nephew) entitled “HISTORY: WINCHESTER MODEL 12, 12 GA. SERIAL 1700387”. In this letter he details how this shotgun came to be made at the instigation of Mr. Olin seeking to develop a lightweight shotgun. He states that a thin steel tube is wound with many miles of fiberglass and then colored “GUN BLUE”. He states that this particular shotgun, along with two others arrived in East Alton (Illinois, the home of Winchester Western Ammunition) for the 1959 hunting season. He states that Mr. Olin used this shotgun along with the other two to shoot skeet and grouse in Canada along with Warren Page and Jack O’Connor and he used it into mid-fall. Mr. Bockstruck states that he then hunted with this shotgun the rest of that season beginning with an Illinois quail hunt with Dr. Ed Kozicky. He further states that Mr. Olin gave him this shotgun approx. two years later. He states that the decision was made not to produce the model 12 with the fiberglass bbl. but instead to introduce it on the model 59 autoloader. He states that to his knowledge only three of these guns remained after the 1959 season and the balance of them were destroyed. Mr. Bockstruck gave this shotgun to his nephew who sold it to the consignor. Ser. 1700387. CONDITION: Excellent plus, retaining virtually all its orig. finish to both metal and wood with a few minor nicks and scratches on the wood particularly near the toe. Mr. Bockstruck pointed out that the buttstock was slightly oversized on the receiver and the buttplate but that this was normal for a prototype as they did not take as much care in the finished product as they would have on a production gun. 4-45445 JL279 (6,000-15,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2002 Please Note:* All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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