Western Field DOM? - The Firearms Forum

Zane71464 · 02-08-2012, 04:29 PM

My stepdad came by the other day while I was messi'n with the Mauser and he told me he had a few shotguns in his closet that's been there for YEARS.

I mentioned they need a good going over and cleaned. (he hadnt touched them in years!)
Anyway, he brought them out (havent looked at the other two single shot's "yet") and I took the Double Barreled 12 ga Western Field and in the process of getting it looking good.
For my own information to add to my info on guns, I was wondering the year of manufacture? (he's 82 years old and said he bought it new and hunted with it while he was younger)
The Serial # is C356XX

Appricate any help!

EDIT: The insides of the gun and barrel are in decent shape, he had rags over the ends of the barrels.

august1410 · 02-08-2012, 04:32 PM

Looks like a rebadged Stevens 311 to me.....they were made from 1931 to 1988. There MIGHT be a date code somewhere on the gun if it was made after 1949....a letter in an oval/circle.

A- 1949
B-1950

And so on.

Take the forend off and look on the underside of the barrel, near the hinge.

Zane71464 · 02-08-2012, 04:36 PM

Thanks august..... on the bottom of the "reciever" there is a, what sure looks like an 8 in a circle, but it must be a "B".

Zane71464 · 02-08-2012, 04:42 PM

...anxious to have a look at the HOPKINS & ALLEN single shot that he said was his Dads shotgun!

02-08-2012, 04:29 PM	#1
Zane71464 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ohio NRA Member Contributor Posts: 5,369	Western Field DOM? My stepdad came by the other day while I was messi'n with the Mauser and he told me he had a few shotguns in his closet that's been there for YEARS. I mentioned they need a good going over and cleaned. (he hadnt touched them in years!) Anyway, he brought them out (havent looked at the other two single shot's "yet") and I took the Double Barreled 12 ga Western Field and in the process of getting it looking good. For my own information to add to my info on guns, I was wondering the year of manufacture? (he's 82 years old and said he bought it new and hunted with it while he was younger) The Serial # is C356XX Appricate any help! EDIT: The insides of the gun and barrel are in decent shape, he had rags over the ends of the barrels. Attached Images __________________ Two Words; "Simple Man", song by Charlie Daniels sums up my thoughts on a "few things"! --> Last edited by Zane71464; 02-08-2012 at 04:32 PM..

02-08-2012, 04:32 PM	#2
august1410 Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 36	Re: Western Field DOM? Looks like a rebadged Stevens 311 to me.....they were made from 1931 to 1988. There MIGHT be a date code somewhere on the gun if it was made after 1949....a letter in an oval/circle. A- 1949 B-1950 And so on. Take the forend off and look on the underside of the barrel, near the hinge.

02-08-2012, 04:36 PM	#3
Zane71464 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ohio NRA Member Contributor Posts: 5,369	Re: Western Field DOM? Thanks august..... on the bottom of the "reciever" there is a, what sure looks like an 8 in a circle, but it must be a "B". __________________ Two Words; "Simple Man", song by Charlie Daniels sums up my thoughts on a "few things"!

02-08-2012, 04:42 PM	#4
Zane71464 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ohio NRA Member Contributor Posts: 5,369	Re: Western Field DOM? ...anxious to have a look at the HOPKINS & ALLEN single shot that he said was his Dads shotgun! __________________ Two Words; "Simple Man", song by Charlie Daniels sums up my thoughts on a "few things"!