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20gauge iver johnson by champion works

rebeccaboo@atmc.net
would like any imformation and how much its worth
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  • Knifecollector
    It all depends on the exact condition of the gun, but the Champion was a no frills utility grade gun and usually can be bought for around $100.
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  • b.goforth
    i would need to know exactally how it is marked and the serial number. your description is very limited.
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  • rebeccaboo@atmc.net
    I bought the gun off another man, slighty rusted. Its a 20 gauge choke bore barrel and lug froged in one. I can make out Champion Iver Johnson Arms Cycle Works; Fitchbur, Mass. USA. Thats on the side of the gun. There is IXFH at the trigger. Thats all the information I have. Whats good to use to clean and restore the gun? How old do you think it is?
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  • b.goforth
    iver johnson single barrel champion shotguns with all letters for a serial number were made about 1940 thru 1956. for now that is the only date i can give you, except to say this one lilely made before the U.S. entered into wwll. original finish was most likely browned barrel, casehardened frame and oil finished wood. use very fine steel wool (0000) and a good gun oil.

    CHAMPION MODEL 36
    1909-1922
    Single barrel; rebounding center mounted hammer; top lever operated break open design; gauges: 12, 16, and 20; barrel length: 28, 30, and 32 inches (features barrel and lug forged in one piece) bored full chock only; American black Walnut butt stock and fore-end; automatic extractors; weight 6_ pounds; overall length with 30 inch barrel 45 inches; case hardened receiver (nickel available as option), browned barrel; automatic ejectors extra cost option; .410 bore, 24 and 28 gauges offered in 1913; 24 gauge dropped 1928; all gauges except 12 dropped after 1941; name changed to Champion single Barrel in 1917.
    CHAMPION SINGLE BARREL
    1923-1978
    This is the same gun as the earlier Model 36 champion except that the smaller gauges are now built on the same frame as the large gagues. See above picture for specifications. The exact year production stopped has not yet been determined. Some of these single barrel shotguns have been seen with Canadian marking, these were most likely shipped to Canada and then marked as there is no evidence that Iver Johnson's Arms & Cycle Works ever had a manufacturing factory in Canada
    VALUE: 100%=$250 60%=$95
    Add 15% for 24, 28 gauges

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