Mystery shot gun

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thickstrings

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My brother just got back from visiting some relatives and brought back a shotgun that my cousin would like me to put wood on. It is a 12ga.single shot, its just a barrel and action, some one had it reblued...and it looks like it must have been pitted at one point because there isn't a name or gauge mark anywhere on it except for a 8217 under the barrel. Whats different about this is that, the trigger guard curls up the left side of the gun and forms a thumb lever that, when pushed, opens the action...The barrel has a lug for a forearm, the stock is attatched by a through bolt.... To me the action is reminisant of a Stevens tip up rifle in that its round ...it has a exposed hammer. Does any one know what this could be? Sorry the wife took off with the camera......thanks
 
You know, it really sounds like a Stevens type of shot gun. Could be a older Stevens model. You could take it to a gun shop and they might know. I had a few Stevens and they are great guns.
 
Sounds like a typical side lever single shot hammer shotgun made for some store by another unknown maker...

When you open it up there is nothing on the underside of the barrel, by the lugs, where it goes into the action bottom rail?

During the 192-s to the 1960s the Joe Blow Gun Company would make guns for the major stores and catalogue businesses like Sears, Montgomery Ward or J.C. Penny, or the hardware chains and even local gun/hardware stores...

No serial number, probably pre 1964...
 
Re: your answer from SeekHer: Back in the very early 1900's thru the 1930's a large number of single and double barrel guns were produced in Belgium and imported to the US and sold thru hardware and other stores. They are commonly referred to as "trade guns". Most were of medium to poor quality and incorporated some odd designs such as one I have which doesn't have a forend, rather a lever that you move sideways to unlock the gun. Parts are nonexistent, and the liability associated with restoring these old guns to shooting condition makes it not worth the hassle. They are not designed nor intended to be shot with modern ammo and if you fix one up and it lets go---well, I don't want to be around. Here endeth the lesson. Goatwhiskers the Elder.
 
As with your other post, if it is US made, it is either a Hopkins and Allen or Iver Johnson. Only two companies that made these, Iver Johnson had the Patent. Hopkins and Allen creased operations in 1917 so we can't ask them how they got past being charged with patent infringement.
 
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