My 12 from circa 1925. The main reason I say 1925 is that when the gun was restored, I found a hunting license rolled up and inserted in the hollow of the butt stock which was issued in 1925. The gun was a mess, with some sort of paint on all the metal, including the bolt. I totally stripped the metal and the furniture and while I refinished the wood, a gunsmith friend of mine polished out the receiver, barrel, ect and did a hot blue job which is deep, rich and better than new, imo. Originally got the gun off Armslist for $200 and put that much into the refinishing and it's a beauty. This made my 4th Mod.12 in my collection. The real kicker, is that the original owner of this gun lived in the same small town(3500) where I was born.