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Who made this
torosapo
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http://www.GunBroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=376908373
who made this single shot 12ga? thanks
who made this single shot 12ga? thanks
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All it says on the barrell is
Wards Western Field
No.1A 410-3in PROOF TESTED
I have seen another one that had a rear rifle sight mine doesn't. I know that Wards didn't make their own guns but I haven't been able to find this one.
Thanks for any info.
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It's quite unusual to find a rear sight on a single barrel shotgun. Most just had a bead in front. Some manufacturers did make interchangeable rifle barrels that would work on the same receiver used by the shotgun. Perhaps this is what you saw? Ignore the previous sentences, I misread your original question and thought you had a break-open shotgun.
I think the Mossberg 183 is the same as a Western Field 1500. I may be wrong, but they sure look alike in the pictures I have seen.
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=195210385
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=178973291
Editted: Disregard the M-183. The poster below is right. This is not a single shot.
Pictures would be nice but just by the description, check out the Mossberg 183 and Western Field 1500 shotguns over on the GunBroker auction side. They look like what you are describing.
I think the Mossberg 183 is the same as a Western Field 1500. I may be wrong, but they sure look alike in the pictures I have seen.
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=195210385
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=178973291
Too bad the 183 is a reapeater and not a single shot...
could be a 73,70 or 173. Need Pics.
Model R was a .22 near as I can tell.
http://home.epix.net/~damguy/mossberg_shotgun_models.htm