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Posted: 12/4/2010 2:43:49 PM EDT
I found this piece in a pawn shop. I replaced the forend, which was a glossy checkard one from a hunting model. I found a smooth hard wood forend, which is what it had originally. I got lucky finding the forend. It matches perfect. Someone along the line had put a weaver compensator/ choke on it so they could hunt with it I imagine . The front sight base and bead was missing from the installation of the choke.
A very friendly Arfcom member had an old model 11 front site base and bead which he most kindly sent me for free in the mail. I had my gunsmith do the removal of the choke and putting the base and bead on.This gun handles well and shoots good too. It's a cool piece of history. It even has some soldiers Army serial number engraved on the underside, It's RA6025. It would be cool to know who had the shotgun. The serial number says it's a 1943. It was an original cyl bore riot gun. Here's what it looked like when I got it 
interesting how they mark it " military finish " 
A U.S marking on top of the barrel 
You can faintly see the inspection markes some kind of symbol then "FJA" 
Some guys Army number 
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Posted: 12/4/2010 2:45:08 PM EDT
[#1]
Very cool.
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Posted: 12/4/2010 2:45:16 PM EDT
[#2]
Cool gun, dirty floor.
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Posted: 12/4/2010 2:45:48 PM EDT
[#3]
That won't be a 'soldier's serial number'.
Guns were not serialized to whomever they were issued to. Nice shotgun, tho. I think maybe if I were to get a 12ga, something like that would have a definite classic/cool factor compared to a modern 'tactical' pumper. |
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Posted: 12/4/2010 2:48:01 PM EDT
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IIRC strat57 has one in at least 98% condition and is fricking gorgeous.
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Posted: 12/4/2010 2:49:48 PM EDT
[#5]
Looks great!
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Posted: 12/4/2010 2:49:48 PM EDT
[#6]
that is awesome, great restoration
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Posted: 12/4/2010 2:50:35 PM EDT
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That won't be a 'soldier's serial number'. Guns were not serialized to whomever they were issued to. Nice shotgun, tho. I think maybe if I were to get a 12ga, something like that would have a definite classic/cool factor compared to a modern 'tactical' pumper. RA6025 is someone's number. Regular Army 6025. I did'nt know what it meant till I showed it to one of my freinds who was in the army in 1957. He pointed that out to me. |
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Posted: 12/4/2010 2:51:13 PM EDT
[#8]
I'm in love
I <3 military shotguns
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Posted: 12/4/2010 2:51:53 PM EDT
[#9]
Very cool.
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Posted: 12/4/2010 2:52:37 PM EDT
[#10]
Good job. I like it alot.
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Posted: 12/4/2010 2:53:53 PM EDT
[#11]
That's pretty cool. I really like the "hump back" semi-auto shotguns. I've got an old Browning Auto 5.
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Posted: 12/4/2010 2:54:17 PM EDT
[#12]
I am liking it. I would love to find a good deal on a old model 11.
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Posted: 12/4/2010 3:05:25 PM EDT
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I did some quick searches on military serial numbers and I don't think that is one. It seems that 6025 would have been assigned to a USCG officer between 1921 and 1974. The RA prefix wouldn't go with that.
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Posted: 12/4/2010 3:09:25 PM EDT
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I did some quick searches on military serial numbers and I don't think that is one. It seems that 6025 would have been assigned to a USCG officer between 1921 and 1974. The RA prefix wouldn't go with that. Thanks, the mystery continues......Maybe someone on here can figure it out. |
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Posted: 12/4/2010 3:13:10 PM EDT
[#15]
Nice
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Posted: 12/4/2010 3:13:59 PM EDT
[#16]
Very nice OP....
My buddy has a model 11 that his grandfather passed on to him. I cleaned and lubed it up for him...... He put it in a gun case and tossed it in his closet.  I don't think he will ever shoot it. He's not much of a gun person. I would love to have it.
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Posted: 12/4/2010 3:17:03 PM EDT
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It was manufactured by Remington right? Maybe it was the 6025th delivered from Remington Arms?
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Posted: 12/4/2010 3:21:31 PM EDT
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IIRC strat57 has one in at least 98% condition and is fricking gorgeous. There was one NIB that just sold on gunbroker for $3200. I wanted it. http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=202531025 |
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Posted: 12/4/2010 3:28:49 PM EDT
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I managed to find a Remington that was first year of production (1909, I think) for $250 at a local gun store. First time I ever got over on those people after many years of forking over tons of money. Great old gun, (refinished, of course), but a great old gun.
Of course, I'd far rather have the OP's. 
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Posted: 12/4/2010 3:32:51 PM EDT
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i have an 11 great gun ,unique that the barrel moves on recoil
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Posted: 12/4/2010 3:33:48 PM EDT
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IIRC strat57 has one in at least 98% condition and is fricking gorgeous. There was one NIB that just sold on gunbroker for $3200. I wanted it. http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=202531025 Wow, that thing is unreal. The box is in such good shape. It's very close in serial number to mine. |
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Posted: 12/4/2010 3:35:12 PM EDT
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IIRC strat57 has one in at least 98% condition and is fricking gorgeous. There was one NIB that just sold on gunbroker for $3200. I wanted it. http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=202531025 Nice. |
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Posted: 12/4/2010 3:37:31 PM EDT
[#23]
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I managed to find a Remington that was first year of production (1909, I think) for $250 at a local gun store. First time I ever got over on those people after many years of forking over tons of money. Great old gun, (refinished, of course), but a great old gun. Of course, I'd far rather have the OP's. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v717/Guevera/IMG_0290.jpg That's nice. Look how they changed the saftey. later on they went to the normal push button safety. How does it shoot? |
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Posted: 12/4/2010 3:38:31 PM EDT
[#24]
Tagscribe.
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Posted: 12/4/2010 3:47:42 PM EDT
[#25]
Quoted: Quoted: I did some quick searches on military serial numbers and I don't think that is one. It seems that 6025 would have been assigned to a USCG officer between 1921 and 1974. The RA prefix wouldn't go with that. Thanks, the mystery continues......Maybe someone on here can figure it out. Perhaps it ended up in some correctional facility or police dept. |
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Posted: 12/4/2010 3:50:00 PM EDT
[#26]
My number was RA091010923. Got it in 69. And nice gun.
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Posted: 12/4/2010 3:55:38 PM EDT
[#27]
I have an incomplete receiver for one of these. Does that count? The final machining and finish polish was never done.
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Posted: 12/4/2010 3:56:20 PM EDT
[#28]
Very cool, OP.
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Posted: 12/4/2010 4:13:02 PM EDT
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I did some quick searches on military serial numbers and I don't think that is one. It seems that 6025 would have been assigned to a USCG officer between 1921 and 1974. The RA prefix wouldn't go with that. Thanks, the mystery continues......Maybe someone on here can figure it out. Perhaps it ended up in some correctional facility or police dept. That's what I was thinking. I remember reading that a bunch of these did end up there. |
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Posted: 12/4/2010 4:26:26 PM EDT
[#30]
you need to go to the Danner sale
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Posted: 12/4/2010 4:27:38 PM EDT
[#31]
RA= Rhodesian Army, perhaps?
I know the Rhodies used A5's, although theirs had a full-length handguard. |
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Posted: 12/4/2010 4:39:31 PM EDT
[#32]
Excellent find! I inherited a Savage-Springfield 745B which is the same model you've got there except it's a civilian shotgun. Very nice handling indeed. Mine has a 4 inch long crack down the fore end that I'd love to repair before I shoot it. Mine has been my safe queen since I came in to my possession two years ago, but despite the fore end damage there is no way in hell I'd trade it for anything else out there.
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Posted: 12/4/2010 4:41:09 PM EDT
[#33]
I believe John Dillinger had one of those.
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Posted: 12/4/2010 4:50:12 PM EDT
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Excellent find! I inherited a Savage-Springfield 745B which is the same model you've got there except it's a civilian shotgun. Very nice handling indeed. Mine has a 4 inch long crack down the fore end that I'd love to repair before I shoot it. Mine has been my safe queen since I came in to my possession two years ago, but despite the fore end damage there is no way in hell I'd trade it for anything else out there. Here's the one I replaced on mine. Does it match your shotgun? 
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Posted: 12/4/2010 4:53:47 PM EDT
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you need to go to the Danner sale lol. Nice shotgun , OP. |
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Posted: 12/4/2010 4:54:47 PM EDT
[#36]
Oh man, that's really great. I love the Auto-5/Model 11, just a gorgeous shotgun.
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Posted: 12/4/2010 4:58:53 PM EDT
[#37]
Didn't the Navy or Coast Guard use those for shooting skeet to train AAA gunners?
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Posted: 12/4/2010 5:00:57 PM EDT
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It was manufactured by Remington right? Maybe it was the 6025th delivered from Remington Arms? It looks to me like the RA number as put on later by someone with one of those buzzy-pen things that were popular for marking metal a while ago. (Scribing pens?) The RA number does not have the crispness of a stamp, so I don't think it was done either by the maker or tha armory. |
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Posted: 12/4/2010 5:10:07 PM EDT
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Didn't the Navy or Coast Guard use those for shooting skeet to train AAA gunners? Yep, they mounted them on a kinda 50 cal simulator looking deal with the spade grips to each them how to lead a target. A guy on here made a working one. Maybe he'll show up and post pics? |
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Posted: 12/4/2010 5:12:36 PM EDT
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Didn't the Navy or Coast Guard use those for shooting skeet to train AAA gunners? Army Air Force trained B17/B24 gunners with shotguns, shooting at clay pigeons from a moving truck. 
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Posted: 12/4/2010 5:33:24 PM EDT
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I managed to find a Remington that was first year of production (1909, I think) for $250 at a local gun store. First time I ever got over on those people after many years of forking over tons of money. Great old gun, (refinished, of course), but a great old gun. Of course, I'd far rather have the OP's. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v717/Guevera/IMG_0290.jpg 1905 was the first year. http://www.remington.com/products/archived/shotguns/autoloading/model-11.aspx Here is my 1905 model 11A 
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Posted: 12/4/2010 5:35:39 PM EDT
[#42]
Here's a real remington model 11 aerial gunner turret trainer
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Posted: 12/4/2010 5:46:33 PM EDT
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IIRC strat57 has one in at least 98% condition and is fricking gorgeous. Just for you, my brother... 
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Posted: 12/4/2010 5:51:15 PM EDT
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That's nice. Look how they changed the saftey. later on they went to the normal push button safety. How does it shoot? I find it has a kind of interesting "chug" sensation to firing it, I guess because of the recoiling barrel. I haven't shot any skeet with it, and that will be the acid test. Edited to add: damn, but that is a pretty shotgun right above this post. |
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Posted: 12/4/2010 5:53:10 PM EDT
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Didn't the Navy or Coast Guard use those for shooting skeet to train AAA gunners? Army Air Force trained B17/B24 gunners with shotguns, shooting at clay pigeons from a moving truck. http://cache2.asset-cache.net/xc/98213394.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=77BFBA49EF878921A343B2C87A49D8F52AD80DEA1F686E315A5E76D1035046589DD143D36FFBF7A1E30A760B0D811297 My grandfather was a B-24 navigator, but they were all cross-trained to use the guns. He said that was the best training on how to shoot down 109's that they got. |
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Posted: 12/4/2010 7:51:33 PM EDT
[#46]
Beautiful shotguns.
Great, now I want one.  |
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Posted: 12/4/2010 8:05:49 PM EDT
[#47]
Here's my Savage 720 that I've been working on.
As I got it  How it looks now  |
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Posted: 12/5/2010 5:07:28 AM EDT
[#48]
...that is way cool my friend...now I want one.
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Posted: 12/5/2010 5:27:03 AM EDT
[#49]
FYI,
The Remington M 11, Savage 720 and Browning A5 were basically the same shotgun. My 83 year old father has a Savage 720. It is pretty fun to shoot. |
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Posted: 12/5/2010 7:25:14 AM EDT
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IIRC strat57 has one in at least 98% condition and is fricking gorgeous. Just for you, my brother... http://lh6.ggpht.com/_fLivvlC4b6A/SlpsDd92xJI/AAAAAAAAALA/AXDQ4uY20r8/s800/remington_model_11%20%289%29.JPG http://lh3.ggpht.com/_fLivvlC4b6A/SlpsB3mVyUI/AAAAAAAAAK0/zaypUbQql2U/s800/remington_model_11%20%284%29.JPG http://lh6.ggpht.com/_fLivvlC4b6A/SlpsCSXCCXI/AAAAAAAAAK4/O8Fe9rHqyPE/s800/remington_model_11%20%285%29.JPG http://lh6.ggpht.com/_fLivvlC4b6A/SlpsC2ecYdI/AAAAAAAAAK8/6cfbnGEFWlY/s640/remington_model_11%20%287%29.jpg Good lord man, that is beautiful. Where did you get that? |
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