Stevens 5100

angusmac

October 26, 2004 17:54

I have found one in a pawn shop. It's a 20ga with plastic (tenite ?} stocks. The shotgun is 85%. They are asking $200.00 for it. Good price?
I can see the head of the stock screw in the buttplate. Is this normal?
Thanks, Leonard.

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  angusmac

  October 26, 2004 17:54

  Hi Folks,
  A couple of weeks ago, I came into possession of a Stevens 5100 in 12 guage with 26" barrels. It's in great mechanical condition but has been toted and handled a great deal. The curiosity though is, it has an ordnance bomb and US stamped into the left rear of the receiver. Anybody have any thoughts on this one?
  Thanks
  
  "Choose disgrace where obedience would have meant dishonor" Count Georg von der Marwitz

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  CountryGunsmith

  October 26, 2004 20:52

  Well, it is definitely possible.
  
  The Model 5100 is simply a Model 311 made between 1941 and 1950. I have seen one with presumably US military markings on the stock, but without the US markings stamped into the receiver. The government did procure sporting type rifles and shotguns for marksmanship training.
  
  I can locate confirmed purchase records on several models, but not the 311/5100.
  
  
  
  
  
  Scrappy Doo sleeps with the fishes.

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  pphillips

  October 26, 2004 21:07

  I have one like you describe, with a Tenite forestock and a Wood stock. I believe they were issued out for recreation use such as skeet or bird hunting. I haven't found anything definitive however.
  
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