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So you've found a shotgun and you want to know more about it. This article will give you the basics to help with identification. You'll find that many of the shotguns will be named after famous 20th century gunsmiths such as Iver Johnson, John Pedersen, and William H. Baikie. Those models don't have serial numbers by default, but there are still ways to date them: the year is usually written on top of the barrel or stamped into metal parts like pins and screws (this information might not show up if it was remounted). If this shotgun has a serial number on it, we can trace it back to when they were made. You will have to have a serial number database or database of serial numbers to do this. This article will assume you're using the serial number database below. First, you'll need to know what model gun you have. Iver Johnson, A.S.A., John Pedersen, and William H. Baikie all used model designations that are recognizable by sight or by feel (or both). John Pedersen shotgun models have a patent date on the underside of the barrel, as does the Iver Johnson Model 1901. In this article we're going to assume that you're working with a John Pedersen model from 1893-1902. During those years the serial numbers started at "25". It is important to note that John Pedersen serial numbers can be found on two different parts of the gun: on the underside of the barrel and inside a recess in a front-mounted dovetail piece. The serial number inside of the front dovetail piece is hard to read and was not used for production records. So we're only going to look at the serial number on the barrel. The serial number is usually stamped, but sometimes it is engraved. You can tell from an engraved number if it was put there during production or after-market. Most Iver Johnson models, except for this one, were produced until 1929. At that point they started getting a lot of different looks and models were being made with different serial numbers that started at "20". The model line ran from #25 to #100 for a total of 830 units. Your shotgun may not have a serial number. Many Iver Johnson and A.S.A. shotguns were produced without them, but they are easy enough to add, and they don't cost much to do. You can also see if the gun has any markings that would help you identify the year of production--a star shaped stamp with "star over x" defines production in 1898-1913 . This is not necessarily true for older shotguns, however, as there is no standard used by all manufacturers at the time. cfa1e77820
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