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basementgeek
After 35+ years of cleaning this Steven 620 Trench gun, I have decided that it is best to get rid of it.

Anyone got a guess as to condition and value?

Stock/receiver /barrel all matching serial no's.
Marking are correct P/Bomb on each side.
Bayonet stud correct color
No butt pad or screws
Stock- nicks and dings
Bore looks great. I have never fired it
Receiver has some denting. Thanks to be thrown into ill fitting military weapons racks.
Some dings on the bottom of receiver again thanks to the weapons racks.

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Thanks for your time
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  • gary wray
    basementgeek......welcome to the GB ATE Forum and thanks for your question. Condition is a bit hard to see from your few photos....stock looks a bit dark on one part and lighter forward. I like the plum color as that is correct and like mine. You don't give the serial number but have you checked it out as to when it was made? Is it a true WWII trench? If so, that will increase value. My 620 is a WWII gun and looks like the day it came out of the factory. I would guess yours is somewhere in the 85/90% range from what I see. Trench gun values have gone back a bit but are still strong as the market for them is still there. If your gun was in my rack I would not think about parting with it for less than somewhere in the $2-2500 range. Win 97 are the strong trench values but Stevens are not far behind. Hope this helps[:)]
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  • basementgeek
    Thanks for getting back to me.

    As far as the serial number, it is 252XX. I don't know when it was made, I wish I did, as I have asked here also.

    Everything I can find on the web indicates it is a trench gun. Marking are correct, the P/Bomb on receiver and P/Bomb on the otherside on the barrel. Has US stamped on it. Length is is correct, about 19.5 inches barrel. The stock color is the same all over. Linseed oil was the only thing used on it

    This gun, as far as I know has always been in either the hands of the military or owned by a military member. Never in "civilian" hands. I bought it when I was still in the National Guard, (1966-1986).

    Just a little FYI, for what it is worth. I bought in about 73-75 time frame from the Ohio State Arsenal, Columbus OH. The National Guard, got it form the Army. The national Guard units would only have "borrowed" them, from the arsenal for training once a year. When units borrowed them, they were never shot, dry fire only.
    Since I knew person that ran the arsenal well, I got a "good one".
    The bore looks like new at least to me. Looks like as mirror. If it was shot it was shot very little. I have never shot it in 35+ years.
    Even though it was dried fired, the firing pin appears to still do its job.

    Gary
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  • rufe-snow
    The Blue Book has a specific section on "Trench/Riot Shotguns". It gives the serial number range for Model 620 Trench guns as being between 1,000 & 30,000.
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  • gary wray
    Seems like your number is right there in the WWII range. My 620 is also in the 25xxx series. Suggest you check Canfield's "United States Combat Shotguns" (ISBN 0-917218-53-1) who is one of the really good author's on the marque. Canfield puts the WWII 620 Stevens in the 17-33k range so you are in the game. He also has a cool cover of his book with the Marines going over a Japanese held island seawall with a trench shotgun....one of the greatest hand to hand combat weapons ever made....and not very much known. Many of the trench guns were used as stateside POW guard guns but many also saw combat. I don't think my Stevens is one of those. I do have a 520 trench that is a bit more like your 620 with use marks. PS...like your name...from one Gary to another!
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  • basementgeek
    Again thanks for the info.

    The last Blue book I have is 1996 and it shows 3,000 to 36,000 range
    but no indication as manufacture date.

    I did just now checked, the back of the stock is a little darker. Probably a combination of linseed oil and dirt.

    Thanks for the guesstimate on condition. 85-90% range would put in the good/very good range I would say. If the one you have is a
    mint one, one sold last year, at auction, sold for $8625.00. My brother in law wanted to buy it for $700.00, but researching it found it to be worth much more. If mine was in WWII/Korea it was not used much the bore is to good. I am at the age/health were my guns no longer important to have anymore, except a couple.

    I am going to try and find a gun shop that will take it on consignment. If not I will try my hand here :)

    Gary
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  • tsr1965
    quote:I am going to try and find a gun shop that will take it on consignment. If not I will try my hand here :)


    There are not many, if any gunshops out that will give you/get you, close to what you will get on here. The auction side, has a nationwide audience.

    I am sure you could do yourself better justice, and find your shotgun a nice caring home on the gunbroker.com auction side.

    Best
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  • v35
    Bad guns for a lot of use.
    We had 520 or 620s, I forget, in the Army and used them for guard duty.
    They were loaded and unloaded every two hours around the clock.
    They were fired only for guard training using 00 Buck full length brass shells.
    The guns wouldn't stay fixed and were the worst Army issue small arm
    I've handled.
    Get rid of it to a collector who'd love to have an Army issue riot gun.
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  • basementgeek
    Thanks tsr1965, I will probably put it up for sale here.

    v35 - I seriously doubt any one is going to buy as a everyday shooter

    Gary
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  • charliemeyer007
    +1 for auction side you need a large national market for best price and a quick sale. Whenever I had to pull guard duty I tried to get the ammo dump, issue was shotgun with 00Buck.
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