I have 2 old Winchester Model 37 12 ga x 2 3/4" shotguns that I inherited from my Dad, so no, they're NOT for sale. They're simple, single-shot 12 ga shotguns. Nothing fancy. One has a 28" barrel and the other has a 32" barrel. I'm just curious why Dad had 2 of them and why the different barrel lengths, and what are they worth? Is there something special or unique about the Model 37? Anybody have any ideas?
Uplands shooting Vs. wetlands shooting? What sized (length) shell will they take? What about chokes? Do they even have them? That would be my guess as to why he has two of them
Both are 2 3/4" 12ga. Both simply have "CHOKE" engraved on the barrels beside the Winchester name. I wondered about squirrel vs some other game. Dad loved the go squirrel hunting. I never knew of him to hunt for anything else. Never. I never knew of him to hunt deer, turkey, birds, etc., unless maybe he did before I was born. Except for during his military service in WW2, he lived his entire life in the Appalachian Mountains. Not much wetlands there.
Neither gun has a serial number, so they're older than 1968. [EDIT] Ah, the Model 37 was made from 1936 - 1963.
I honestly have no clue. My knowledge on the history of shotguns is lacking. I've dabbled, but I've never been a big bird hunter and I've never been involved in trap or skeet. Except for my general purpose bird gun, all of my shotguns have barrels of 20" or less.
