that shotty does look nice.
wiki says
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It was soon realized that the action on the M1887 was not strong enough to handle early smokeless powder shotshells, and so a redesign resulted in the stronger Winchester Model 1901 10-gauge only. No 12-gauge chambering was offered, as Winchester did not want the Model 1901 to compete with their successful 12-gauge Model 1897 pump-action shotgun.
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so nope, no 12 gauge 1901's...unless wiki is wrong..AGAIN.
still, a pretty weapon though.
i really like the octagonal barrel..do they still make rifles with these?