This ol’ Shotgun

[Big Green]

Only picture and no further details available right now.

So, what is it?

 

[Eastexasrick]

One of those new fangled, god awful, smokeless repeaters.

 

[TheMailMan]

Either an Auto 5 or Remington 11

 

[deemus]

Looks like a Browning A5.

Ninja'd by Mailman.

The only one I shot kicked like a mule.

 

[Big Green]

Either an Auto 5 or Remington 11

My thoughts too. Hoping someone can notice some little detail that will differentiate.

 

[leVieux]

My thoughts too. Hoping someone can notice some little detail that will differentiate.

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Those were the same J M Browning design, just made by different companies at different times: F.N. Belgium, Remington Arms, Daiwa, etc.

IIRC, the many variants were not mechanically different.

Older models may have a ‘’safety’’ in the front of the trigger guard and some were chambered for 2-9/16’’ shotshells, instead of the modern 2-3/4’’ & 3’’ shells.

Also, early FN’s may have ‘’matted’’ (solid or non-ventillated) ribs. It is a classic. The Belgian’s I’ve seen were all marked “F N”, for “Fabrique National”.

One warning: when well-worn, an Auto-5 is liable to fire safety-on, no trigger pressure, if held horizontally and rotated 1/4 turn clockwise. l almost learned this the extremely hard way back around 1959.

Have a good Smith check yours out.

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[TxStetson]

My thoughts too. Hoping someone can notice some little detail that will differentiate.

Not without more detailed pictures.

 

[single stack]

With Big Green as a handle, I’d say it’s likely a Remington.

 

[Lonesome Dove]

It's a Humpback they are all good because most are the exact same gun.

 

[Big Green]

When my grandad died in 2011 the guns went to various family members. One of my uncles decided he wanted to pass this on to me.

I still want the 1911, but I don’t see that happening unfortunately.

 

[Big Green]

Not without more detailed pictures.

It took my dad over a week to pull it out of the case and send me this one.

 

[Moonpie]

Remington Model 11

 

[jimbo]

I guess a Remington also

 

[BigRed]

That was all she wrote, in a 30 second note
I got out with a photograph and my old auto 5

 

[Ozzman]

Remington Model 11

Yup, this^^^
The Auto 5 has a different style forend.

 

[Bozz10mm]

I'm gonna say Browning.

 

[Big Green]

My dad said he will try taking more later.

He said it belonged to my great grandfather (who died in early 80, a few days after I was born) who gave it to my grandfather. It sat in a rack (that I have now) on the wall in the family room in their house from as early as I can remember until his death in 2011.

 

[candcallen]

It was well loved

 

[Big Green]

I asked my dad to send pictures of the markings on the receiver and barrel, he sends me this.

 

[deemus]

Well, there you go. It’s a Remmy.