There should be a number--3 or 4 digits--on the barrel flat. If it is 851, That would be August of '51. Barrels may have been cut if there is no choke but not necessarily, and who cares if it is the choke and barrel length you want? Chambers are 2 3/4" so it is a fairly modern gun, proofed for smokeless powder. These are good, solid, if fairly plain, guns.


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