The gun in the photos clearly does not have a crossbolt. And Ted's catalog indicates the 12's should have one, at least the GR-2--and I'd doubt they'd drop the crossbolt on the GR-3 if the GR-2 has one. On the other hand, someone a few posts back says he has a GR-3 without crossbolt. I wonder if at a later date--Twogone's gun being from a few years later than Ted's catalog--the crossbolt might have been dropped?
Not unusual to find things that don't quite match what this or that model is supposed to have. And in this case, without Garcia being indicated as the importer, it's likely the gun was maybe a Canadian import but essentially the same gun we were getting in the States as the GRs, maybe with a few differences. The old Silver Hawk, imported back in the 60's, was basically a 409 (so stamped on the underside of the forend wood), but with some modifications for the American market: no sling swivels, pistol grip vs small round knob, beavertail vs splinter forend.
