If it marked JC Higgins, that Is a Savage model 96 made for Sears. If it does not have a serial number, it was made before 1968,
your model 12 Winchester shotgun was made in 1938.
Your serial number indicates that your Winchester model 12 16 gauge shotgun was made in the year 1925.
1924
year 1917
year 1961
1956
1922
Your Winchester model 12 shotgun was made in 1929.
Your model 12 Winchester shotgun was made by Winchester in 1926.
year 1947
What year was riverside, 12 gauge, single shot ,model 548 made
Your Winchester model 12 shotgun was made in the year 1925,with the serial number that you have provided.