OHARNG (Ohio Army National Guard 870)

[JJM]

Yes you're quite right a lot of Guard units have been issued Federally owned shotguns so there is no restrictions on their mission use
I believe that the OHARNG were issued Mossberg's and the M26 MASS so they were able to dispose of their 870's

[Charlie Flick]

Awhile back I picked up a nice original and correct OHARNG 870 riot gun with an 20" barrel with bead sight without the bayonet adapter and the extended magazine for a very reasonable price. It has the typical ONG in the outline of the State of Ohio markings. I would post some photos of it if I can figure out how to do it

Here you go, Jeff. These few pics below from a recently completed auction will illustrate the folding stock version of the Ohio NG M870s. Not my gun, but I lifted the pics to provide some badly needed images for this thread.

BTW, while these are indeed martial weapons in a general sense I agree that these should be considered State owned guns and not USGI guns.

Regards,
Charlie Flick

[Tom Doniphon]

That's an interesting one, Charlie. Jeff's ONG riot gun w/o bayonet adaptor has a fixed buttstock. All the other ONG riots w/o adaptors I've seen also had fixed buttstocks.

[Charlie Flick]

Hello Tom:

Good to see you here on the Forum. It seems like it has been a long time since we have communicated. Hope all is well with you.

Here are a couple of pics of the Trenchgun version Ohio NG M870s. (Again, this one is not my gun either.) It features the bayonet adapter you mentioned, the fixed stock and sling swivels.

Regards,
Charlie

[colt thompson]

The folder shown above by Charlie was my gun that I mentioned in this thread last July. I consigned it to Larry to sell on GB. I still have a full tube/bayonet lug ONG folder and full stock

[Tom Doniphon]

[QUOTE=Charlie Flick;613972]Hello Tom:

Good to see you here on the Forum. It seems like it has been a long time since we have communicated. Hope all is well with you.

Charlie, good to hear from you too.

[Tom Doniphon]

colt thompson, the barrel on the folder you sold that doesn't have the bayonet adaptor and mag tube extension looks like it has a 1971 barrel date. My folder as well as the other folders I have seen have 1972 barrel dates. I wonder if its a replacement barrel on that folder?