old gun needs identified

squeak003 · June 1, 2009, 11:34 AM

future father-in-law has a 20 gauge that was given to him years back. it has no butt stock and it the outside is has a lot of surface rust. he asked me to look at it to find out what it was as his eyes are bad. all i could make out was what appears to be american auto arms, on the other side it says 20 gauge, it is a single shot and the barrel says "proof tested", and the safety looks to be a little lever on top that turns (looks like a barrel selector lever on a double barrel)

i cant find anything on it on google so i figured i would come to you. the inside of the barrel still looks good and he would like to be able to fire it again. ill try to get pics of it while im down there next weekend but if someone has any ideas what it might be and has pictures im sure i can tell u if its the same gun or not

goodspeed(TPF) · June 1, 2009, 11:36 AM

A picture is worth a thousand words.

squeak003 · June 1, 2009, 07:47 PM

just looking to see if anyone could suggest from my description what it might be until i could get a picture

Old Guard Dog · June 1, 2009, 09:16 PM

I checked to see if it is a store brand (Like J.C. Higgens) made by someone else, but I can't find it. Perhaps a company that got bought up by another, or out of business.

June 1, 2009, 11:34 AM	#1
squeak003 Member Join Date: August 20, 2008 Location: michigan Posts: 98	old gun needs identified future father-in-law has a 20 gauge that was given to him years back. it has no butt stock and it the outside is has a lot of surface rust. he asked me to look at it to find out what it was as his eyes are bad. all i could make out was what appears to be american auto arms, on the other side it says 20 gauge, it is a single shot and the barrel says "proof tested", and the safety looks to be a little lever on top that turns (looks like a barrel selector lever on a double barrel) i cant find anything on it on google so i figured i would come to you. the inside of the barrel still looks good and he would like to be able to fire it again. ill try to get pics of it while im down there next weekend but if someone has any ideas what it might be and has pictures im sure i can tell u if its the same gun or not __________________ Mosin Nagant M91, Mosberg 500 12g, ruger 10/22 with a few mods, saiga 20 with a red dot (soon to be converted) will be looking to add to my collection soon (most likely a sig p232)

June 1, 2009, 11:36 AM	#2
goodspeed(TPF) Senior Member Join Date: January 19, 2009 Location: WI Posts: 1,162	A picture is worth a thousand words. __________________ It's a trick. Get an axe. http://www.thepiratefleet.com/index.shtml

June 1, 2009, 07:47 PM	#3
squeak003 Member Join Date: August 20, 2008 Location: michigan Posts: 98	just looking to see if anyone could suggest from my description what it might be until i could get a picture __________________ Mosin Nagant M91, Mosberg 500 12g, ruger 10/22 with a few mods, saiga 20 with a red dot (soon to be converted) will be looking to add to my collection soon (most likely a sig p232)

June 1, 2009, 09:16 PM	#4
Old Guard Dog Senior Member Join Date: December 23, 2008 Location: SE PA Posts: 101	I checked to see if it is a store brand (Like J.C. Higgens) made by someone else, but I can't find it. Perhaps a company that got bought up by another, or out of business.