February 21, 2013, 04:29 PM | #1 |
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Montgomery Ward Shot Gun
I have a MW Western Field, 16 ga, 27 3/4 ", double barrel shot gun from my father. Markings include
#5000 on right side, selected forged steel and proof tested 16 ga on barrels. C36664 on inside of body. Pictures attached. Can anyone identify the model, year and maker of this gun or tell me where to find the information. Thank you in advance |
February 21, 2013, 04:41 PM | #2 |
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Nice Shotgun
This is what they call a "Store-Brand". Get a Blue-Book, cross reference and see who made it. My SWAG on this, is Savage/Stevens.
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February 21, 2013, 04:56 PM | #3 |
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I believe what you have there is a Savage/Stevens 311 that was made for Montgomery Ward. These models were manufactured from about 1920 until 1989. The #5000 leads me to believe it's an older model. Looks like you have a pretty nice one there, these guns were made for field use and many of them were used hard. I will see if I can help you date it when I get home from work.
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Thanks gents, appreciate the help.
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I had one in 20 gauge, 28" full/modified, that was made for Sears. Sweet little no-frills double. I took loads of doves and rabbits with it. Had to sell it during a bout with acute financial anemia, but I wish I had it back.
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Nice shotgun. Worth keeping.
A neighbor brought over a Montgomery Ward bolt action shotgun. Made in the 50's I think. The stock is cracked and a replacement stock is worth more than the value of his shotgun. Yours however, is a nice shotgun.
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We had a 16 gauge too. Thirty plus years ago, it was stolen and used in some criminal act. Needless to say, we have it no longer.
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February 21, 2013, 08:07 PM | #8 |
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I agree with the Stevens 311 identification.
Since yours is serial numbered, it's post 1968. Gun Digest notes on ID and dating: Stevens 311 |
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I am still researching but finding out.
Stevens introduced this gun as the Model 5000 in the early 1920's, changed the designation to 5100 about 1931, and changed it again about 1941 to the Model 311. Some were marked with both 5100 and 311." Your gun was made sometime between 1920 and 1931. I know we all turn to 1968 as the year serial numbers started but that is the year they became mandatory. Stevens has numbered their guns since 1878.
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This is some good information found in a post by yargerm at shotgunworld.com
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Thanks all.
I gather it is a model 5000, with a serial number of C36664 |
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Beak, correct on the model and serial.
OEF-vet, there seems to be contradictory info on the date if Model #5000 indicates 1920s. What I should have said was that the STYLE of the serial number, 6 digit starting with a letter, indicates post 1968. Though Stevens used S/Ns well before 1968, there was a time when they made 311s without them. |
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Thanks to all for their input on my MW shotgun.
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I read most of the posts. off vets info was the most accurate. I own a model5000 20 ga that looks exactly as yours, the numbers stamped under the barrel on the flat part is c34701 some of the inaccurate info you have been getting is based on the same shotgun manufactured for sears around the same time. I am in to the more sporting aspect of duck hunting now so I had the barrels widened into skeet chokes and use it instead of my semi auto or single trigger o/u good luck
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