J Stevens 5100

deerslayer303

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Hello All,
There is this J Stevens double 12 at my local hardware store. I am interested in buying it. The old gun is in really great shape even though someone in the past etched their SSN into the receiver and barrels. The price is at 450, so I think that's fair. I was wondering if anyone could give me an approximate date of manufacture. I know the letter in the circle indicates that from reading another thread that was posted here. But there are two letter in a circle. The shotgun doesn't have a serial number. Thank you for any help in advance.
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If it has a date code it will be on the bottom of the receiver between the trigger guard and the barrel hinge. I'm pretty sure that Stevens dropped the 5100 in 48 and started calling it the 311 in 49 tho and they didn't use a date code until 49.
 
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