Winchester Model 12 Featherweight Pump Shotgun – 12 Gauge – Pre-64 (1959–1962)

Manufacturer: Winchester Repeating Arms Co.
Model: Model 12 Featherweight
Gauge: 12 Gauge
Serial Number: 1826466F
Year of Manufacture: 1959–1962 (Featherweight production window; Pre-64 — manufactured before Winchester's 1964 production changes widely regarded by collectors as a quality benchmark)
Barrel Length: 28 inches
Choke: Modified
Type: Pump-Action Shotgun, alloy trigger guard, lightweight configuration

Condition: Very Good
This Pre-64 Model 12 Featherweight presents in very good condition with only minor blemishes to the stainless tongue and bolt carrier, plus a small wear mark on the right side of the barrel. All blemishes are visible in our high-definition photos for full transparency.

About the Winchester Model 12 Featherweight: A limited-production variant of the legendary Model 12 — one of the most respected pump shotguns ever made — the Featherweight was built with an alloy trigger guard and a modified takedown system to shed roughly a pound of weight versus the standard configuration. Produced for only a few years (1959–1962), the Featherweight represents a genuinely scarce piece of Model 12 history. As a Pre-64 example, it was built during the era collectors widely regard as Winchester's peak manufacturing quality, before the cost-cutting production changes of 1964 — prized by collectors and upland hunters alike for its lighter, faster-handling profile.

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