so, I told you guys that I ran into an old family friend, and he told me that he had bought my grandpa 4.10 shot gun in 1963 from him well I met him today and pickup the gun, it mean the world to me because he died in 1968, and was bed ridden for the last 3 years of his life. Well,




here is some pic, well you gun guys tell me what you can about it,

just realize that I didn't take a pic of the whole gun.

basic shotgun made from 1936 to 1963

came with a modified choke , could be special ordered cylinder bore

no year specific numbers of production over the 27 year run the made a little over a million of them

I assume it has no SN# as most basic shotguns of the time didn't

glad you have your grandfathers gun back , it looks like a good gun to use a little and put on the mantle

Nice!
Have have my Dad's Win 37 in 12 ga.
His sisters gave it to him.when he got back from WWII.
They bought it used, I THINK for $10!

Reminds me of Shotgun called The Topper, dont remember manufacturer. One i had was twelve guage and long barrel

thanks greencountypete

I have the exact same .410 I got from my father, ill post some pictures in a little bit

I love my uncles mod 37 in 20g. I baroed it as a kid a time or to and killed some rabbits with it never missed a shot.. been looking for a deal on one for years but they are over 300$ now and it's steep to me for a single shot. I love the spur hammer.

Same gun, my Dad bought this in the early 60s at a Coast to Coast store came with a coffee can of various shells. He gave it to me when I turned 14 I've had it for 30 years. Still have some of the shells it came with. Killed alot of squirrels and rabbits with it. Seems like a good time to get it reblued and passed down to one of my sons.

Its the right time of year. post some squirrel and rabbit pics with it. pretty cool

H&R made toppers different latch system but similar shape
the H&R latch reduced machined parts and used a stamped lever to operate the lock up

Nice old gun. They can bring some good money on some sales.

I have a Mod 37, 20 ga. My first gun. Santa gave it to my brother and I. Probably about 1960. Still use it some.

Nice shotguns yall. I started out with pardner model 12 gauge. Still have that one. Hard to believe it's been around for close to 25 years now.

Very cool

Trapper Dahlgren That is a great story and some nice pictures Thanks for sharing some of your favorite memories That just proves yet again that spending time hunting and trapping is not a thing hat creates young adults that are just redneck slobs When in many many situations bonds are created and lifelong friendships are started .Hopefully you will be able to past it on to someone has earned the privilege to carry it out hunting . in the future

Great that you got your grandpa's gun. Keeping family history together and alive is important.

My dad grand dad and great grand dad were/are not hunters. I'm the first hunting generation I know of. But dad hot my great uncles house when it sold at auction. They had 3 auctions personal property ir furniture and antiques , farm stuff, tractors and a lifetime worth of farm things and then the sectioned up farm property auction. Dad got the house and 2 sections of the farm and I bought 2 more sections.

Months later dad sent me a picture of an old Springfield 12g pump he found in the furnace hot water heater room in the basement leanin on a stud inside the 2x4 wall. It was my great grandfather's only gun and that's where my uncle put it after he died . He had the action open and it had probably been that way and there for 20 to 30 years and the action was frozen open. I looked up the model and found an exploded diagram. Saw how it came apart iold it up and in a week had it apart back together and functioning.

I can't believe the auction company, nor all the people at the auctions missed it. I mean I caught people at the auction removing draws from furniture looking for hidden money in items that had sold but they were not the buyers of.

My uncle was from Switzerland and knew how to hid a gun in plain sight. And now I have my great grandfather's gun also.

My grandfather had a .22 bolt gun. Dad has that. I took an interest in it as a kid and grandpa took it and had it re blued. His mom bought it for him when he was a kid.. I killed my first squirls with it. Unfortunately grandma was cleaning and moved it out of the way and droped it breaking the stock in half at the pistol grip. Someday I will work on fixing it or trying to find a new stock. But it is one a stock will be hatlrd to find for.

Have my grandfathers 37 also, full choke 30 inch barrel. one tight pattern