Posted by Edd in KY on March 25, 2012 at 17:43:33 from (173.190.27.149):
In Reply to: Stevens 311 shotgun posted by James Williams on March 25, 2012 at 05:32:32:
It is obvious that you are intent on spending $500 to fix a $300 gun...so here is some info for you.
Found the following info on a Goggle search:
"The fact that it has no serial # indicates that it was made before 1968, when the Gun Control Act of 1968 required that all firearms have serial #s.
The model 311 started as the Springfield 5000 around 1920 with model designation changing to 5100 in 1931. Around 1940 it became the Stevens model 311. It was discontinued in 1989.
If it was manufactured between 1949 and 1968 there should be a small circle with a number and letter stamped between the trigger and the hinge pin. The letter reflects the year of manufacture.
A to N = 1949 - 1961 P = 1963 R to V = 1964 - 1968
Yours, with a circled "A", was probably made in, or very close to, 1949.
Value? Well, here we have a bit of a discrepancy. The Standard Catalog of Firearms values it at:
Model 311A - Hammerless Boxlock:
Exc. - $525 V.G. - $450
The Blue Book values it at:
Model 311 SxS (16 ga.):
98% - $295 95% - $240 90% - $220
Why the big difference? Your guess is as good as mine!"
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