Can anyone help to identity this gun?

[Redcoat]

Hi, I've recently aquired a Remington 12G pump action shotgun, which I have been reliably informed is a limited edition 870 wingmaster with good wood and game scenes engraved on the receiver and a poly choke. The serial number begins AUU which relates to March 1949, but research shows the wingmaster wasn't launched until 1950. Can anyone shed any light on this guns identity.

[Virginian]

Well, it is not a Model 870 Wingmaster. Did the "reliable informant" actually see the gun, or once you said Remington pump did he make a leap of faith and think 870, and engraved spelled Wingmaster. Wrong bolt, wrong receiver, wrong barrel to magazine tube connection design, wrong trigger group - in short it is just not an 870. I know zip about the Model 17s and 31s, but if it is a Remington, I would say it has to be one of those. Someone will come along.

[tudurgs]

It's a model 31

[Researcher]

It is a 1941 version Model 31. Likely started life as a plain 31A "Standard" grade. It has been fitted with a Simmons vent rib and aftermarket engraving and wood. Is that really a Poly-Choke? Looks more like a Cyclone Choke to me.

[tudurgs]

Researcher - What identifies the gun as a 41 series? Large trigger bow?

[Researcher]

Yes. And from the picture I get a feeling that is an alloy trigger group not a steel one.