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  • Sir Toast
    Veteran Member
    • Dec 2012
    • 3140

    Can you ID this Shotgun?

    I got this side by side shotty many years ago. Its been in the family for more than 100 years. It is a 10 gauge, but I cannot see who manufactured it. I think the most distinctive thing is the lever that opens the gun. Rather than a fan tail looking thing, it is a looped thing that comes UP rather than moving to the side to open the chamber. Any help is appreciated.

    Date of manufacture appears to be April 1892. There is another marking about 1891. (Sorry about the bad pictures. The IRS was having its way with me while I was trying to photograph the shotty.)

    Thanks



    Last edited by Sir Toast; 12-19-2015, 8:48 PM.
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    olhunter
    CGN Contributor
    • Dec 2008
    • 3707

    Remington-Whitmore 1874.

    It cannot be inherited, nor can it ever be purchased.
    You and no one alive can buy it for any price. It is impossible to rent and cannot be lent.
    You alone and our own have earned it with...Your sweat, blood and lives. You own it forever.

    The title is....."United States Marine".


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    • #3
      ysr_racer
      Banned
      • Mar 2006
      • 12014

      Yes, it's called a "wall hanger".

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      • #4
        G.F.C.
        Member
        • Sep 2014
        • 257

        Winchester BOOM BOOM stick

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        • #5
          hermosabeach
          I need a LIFE!!
          • Feb 2009
          • 19857

          I love those old guns.... look into the barrel and see the damascus twisted metal
          Rule 1- ALL GUNS ARE ALWAYS LOADED

          Rule 2 -NEVER LET THE MUZZLE COVER ANYTHING YOU ARE NOT PREPARED TO DESTROY (including your hands and legs)

          Rule 3 -KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER UNTIL YOUR SIGHTS ARE ON THE TARGET

          Rule 4 -BE SURE OF YOUR TARGET AND WHAT IS BEYOND IT
          (thanks to Jeff Cooper)

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          • #6
            tallengnr1
            CGN/CGSSA Contributor
            CGN Contributor
            • Nov 2005
            • 322

            It looks like a Remington-Whitmore. Based on the dates you gave, it is likely a Remington-Whitmore, Model 1878
            Here is a Model 1874 (looks very similar):


            And here is a Model 1878:


            And here is a description of the various Remington-Whitmore models produced in the late 1800's and numbers manufactured:

            (that link should take you to page 101 of the google e-book "The History Of Remington Firearms")

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