Help Identifying a shot gun.

Brodieray · May 9, 2013, 07:45 PM

I have just bought an old Semi Auto 12ga and cant find any info on it.Has Revelation Automatic on one side and UFC Hialeh-florida 6 Bresca Italy on the other side says 12ga 2 3/4 model 2072 on the barrel. Only info I can find says they were made by mossberg for western auto but with this one saying Italy on it I dont think it was made by mossberg. The barrel springs inward when fired like a Franchi. Anyone have any info on this gun?

Hillshooter · May 9, 2013, 11:38 PM

This is one of my favorite games with shotgun collecting--I love trying to identify the brand-name counterpart of a gun like this. I'd say the reason nobody has helped identify this one so far is because the picture is pretty fuzzy and unclear. But the shape of it does kind of remind me of a Beretta A390 or something similar.

olddrum1 · May 10, 2013, 12:22 AM

Berreta 303 Maybe? Not sure of the model number but I think thats it.

Lucas McCain · May 10, 2013, 01:08 AM

Looks like a Franchi made back in the late 60's

Virginian · May 10, 2013, 04:29 AM

Looks like a Breda possibly. But I don't know if Breda or Franchi ever made any trade guns.

Dixie Gunsmithing · May 10, 2013, 08:48 AM

It looks like a Breda to me too, and I'm not where I can look up the Revelation makers at the moment. If I remember correctly, that was sold by Western Auto.

Update: I was wrong, as I couldn't see the photo good, but it is a Franchi 48-AL.

PetahW · May 10, 2013, 09:24 AM

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Your shotgun is a Franchi AL-48, house-branded for Western Auto.

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**Mike Irwin** · May 10, 2013, 09:32 AM

Damn it, Pete! Beat me by less than 10 minutes!

Good shotguns. Friend had one.

Brodieray · May 10, 2013, 04:13 PM

Anyone know what it might be worth, its in fair to good shape.

PetahW · May 10, 2013, 07:44 PM

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They retail around $400, +/-, from a funshop with a 30-day warranty (in my area).

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RJay · May 10, 2013, 08:24 PM

Unfortunately a " Store Brand or Trade Names " firearm is usually rated at 15 to 20 percent less than if it was sold under the makers name. To meet the stores pricing guide lines a lessor grade wood is used and less finishing is done on the interior parts. I don't know if this is true of all Store brand guns but the stigma is still there. It is listed at good at 300 in the current Catalog.

May 10, 2013, 01:08 AM	#4
Lucas McCain Senior Member Join Date: March 7, 2013 Location: Callaway, MN Posts: 361	Looks like a Franchi made back in the late 60's __________________ If you have time to do it twice, then you have time to do it once right and put your name on it

May 10, 2013, 08:48 AM	#6
Dixie Gunsmithing Moderator Emeritus Join Date: April 27, 2013 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,923	It looks like a Breda to me too, and I'm not where I can look up the Revelation makers at the moment. If I remember correctly, that was sold by Western Auto. Update: I was wrong, as I couldn't see the photo good, but it is a Franchi 48-AL. Last edited by Dixie Gunsmithing; May 10, 2013 at 08:59 AM.

May 10, 2013, 09:32 AM	#8
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,390	Damn it, Pete! Beat me by less than 10 minutes! Good shotguns. Friend had one. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

May 10, 2013, 08:24 PM	#11
RJay Senior Member Join Date: November 2, 2005 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,936	Unfortunately a " Store Brand or Trade Names " firearm is usually rated at 15 to 20 percent less than if it was sold under the makers name. To meet the stores pricing guide lines a lessor grade wood is used and less finishing is done on the interior parts. I don't know if this is true of all Store brand guns but the stigma is still there. It is listed at good at 300 in the current Catalog. __________________ Ron James

May 9, 2013, 11:38 PM	#2
Hillshooter Member Join Date: February 14, 2009 Posts: 24	This is one of my favorite games with shotgun collecting--I love trying to identify the brand-name counterpart of a gun like this. I'd say the reason nobody has helped identify this one so far is because the picture is pretty fuzzy and unclear. But the shape of it does kind of remind me of a Beretta A390 or something similar.

May 10, 2013, 12:22 AM	#3
olddrum1 Senior Member Join Date: March 23, 2008 Location: Mid Missouri Posts: 807	Berreta 303 Maybe? Not sure of the model number but I think thats it.

May 10, 2013, 04:29 AM	#5
Virginian Senior Member Join Date: February 11, 2012 Location: Williamsburg, Va. Posts: 1,528	Looks like a Breda possibly. But I don't know if Breda or Franchi ever made any trade guns.

May 10, 2013, 09:24 AM	#7
PetahW Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2008 Posts: 4,678	. Your shotgun is a Franchi AL-48, house-branded for Western Auto. .

May 10, 2013, 04:13 PM	#9
Brodieray Member Join Date: February 24, 2008 Location: Alabama Posts: 26	Anyone know what it might be worth, its in fair to good shape.

May 10, 2013, 07:44 PM	#10
PetahW Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2008 Posts: 4,678	. They retail around $400, +/-, from a funshop with a 30-day warranty (in my area). .