Not quite exactly, although we don't have to "blacklist" Mr. Madis for gross errors in his book on the Model 12, now do we. I am curious, and the area GM has a 1921 Model 12 with a factory ribbed Nickel steel barrel, marked full, but with a ventilated Poly-Choke attached (not factory ordered, as the FULL on the barrel stamping tells me it most likely was a 30" Full Choke when it left New Haven CT. I am going to possibly buy it, with the view to cutting off the damn "Pickle" which means I will be also cutting through the rib- will save both sections, remove the barrel from the barrel and magazine group, and sent it to Mr. Hughes if he will be so kind as to provide an address, or if not, in care of Sports Afield magazine- and he can examine it to his hearts content, take all the photos he wished to (I do NOT have a computer oriented camera at hand, sorry)and then send the barrel back with the "paperweight" Poly-Choke gizmo, and I will have a Model 12 home defense shotty gun with a solid rib- a "touch of class" when a few drug dealers decide to knock on my door-- Oh, Segwey sounds like Alaska to me, perhaps segue is the operational word here!
