Stevens 77 E

[ww2imposter]

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[Clark Howard]

I examined a shotgun nearly identical to this gun at a local gun show. It had a black stained birch stock and not one mark on metal or wood. I have never seen a modern pump shotgun with NO markings. Any ideas? Regards, Clark

[ww2imposter]

Was it a 77E or was it totally sterile?

[scosgt]

pre-68 did not require serial numbers
Could have been a prototype or lunch box gun.
Or maybe confused with a pre-war 620. They did not have serials, some of the military ones are found with hand stamped 4 digit serial numbers. They were however marked as to maker etc.

[Keydet92]

Scosgt,
Off topic, but I’d love to see a picture of an unserialized pre-war Model 620 (620A). I believe all Model 620s (1927-39) and all Model 620As (1940-48), including WWII production, are serialized. Stevens stopped serializing 620As from 1948-54 when production ended. This happened after a Savage corporate reorganization in 1947-48.

I suspect that any military Model 620 without an external serial number has had its trigger housing replaced with a post 1948 part. The receiver serial number of an M620 can only be seen with the buttstock removed.

[scosgt]

Look at the "fake"620 trench listed below.
At the OGCA show there was an entire table of 620 riot guns, with the same "United States Property" and funky looking bomb.
ALL had the serial hand stamped twice - once around the outside of the barrel next to the receiver, and once on the receiver.
I had one, but sold it years ago.
However Uncle Sam got them, they came without serials, and Uncle added them.

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Just like this one, except they had hand stamped FOUR DIGIT serials

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/809481669

[scosgt]

Here is what I am talking about, not a factory serial number marking. Mine also had the 4 digit number stamped into the barrel

https://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=55472

[Keydet92]

Scosgt,
Thank you, I had not seen an example like that before, very interesting. Happy to learn something new today. That’s an early Model 620A receiver, Stevens is still using the old “Stevens Browning” roll marking from the recently discontinued Model 620. This obviously falls outside the 7100-9200 range that Canfield reports for early 620 riot guns. Do you remember the appropriate serial number on the example you owned?

[scosgt]

It was something in the 4000 range. But again, is was NOT a factory applied serial. They were all 4 digits.

[scosgt]

I looked it up in my C&R book. it was a 620a and serial was 2467