![]() ![]() Sorry to brag on so much but I ended up calling Franchi in Italy when I couldnt get info stateside even from the ATF as the import records were never complete because the importers requested numbers never got filled completly with the 2 different bans on these shotguns. Their are a few SPAS-12L models that were made with the pre 1989 ban features but were only supposed to be sold to law enforcement after the 2004 AWB expiration they were sold to civilians although not too many maybe 500 came into the country as L models, they are still just as valuable as the Pre 1989 Banned models. The folding stocks alone go for $600 on average when the owners of the 90-94 models want to have it instead of the sporting purpose stock.įixed Stock, Low Cap Extension 7+1 were the post 1989 ban manufactured from 1990-1994 as Sporting Purpose before the final Clinton AWB by the time the ban expired the SPAS 12 had been out of production for almost 4 years. The SPAS-12 with a folding Stock and mag extension for 8+1 imported by the 2 digit date code ahead of the loading port being pre 1989 Special Purpose imported is the most valuable type for collectors. Franchi stopped production in 2000 to focus on the SPAS-15 and if I remember only around 180 of those were imported. ![]() but who knows how many were destroyed over the years since first importing in 79. Approx 1850 SPAS-12s made it into the U.S. before the Ban of 89 and the second Ban of 94. Their were only 5% imported out the total production from Italy into the U.S. It would cost over 2k in parts even if I did all the labor today to build one. As a smith I prefer buying parts and assembly of stripped Receivers but that is not the case with a SPAS-12. These Shotguns are quite rare, I have owned nine of them and their prices are low complete even at $1500-$1800 currently. ![]()
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