I know Simmons and Remington at one time were working together on installing ribs on some of the smoothbores. I don't see why they wouldn't help them out on the shotguns as well. Very nice shotgun whoever did it.
Billy Smith
Factory Rib?
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Re: Factory Rib?
Smallbore Model 31s were only offered with plain barrels or solid ribs. The Winchester Special Ventilated Rib was a Simmons, but I've never heard of Remington Arms Co., Inc. doing any rib work with Simmons. From the 1949 Remington catalogue --
From a 1937 Skeet Gun brochure --
I am out and about in Anchorage this week, and Great Northern Guns has the mintiest 20-gauge Model 31 "Standard" grade I've ever seen. It is a fairly late 1941-version gun with steel receiver. Down side is it is a 28-inch full choke barrel, the least useful to me, and has a $649 price tag.
From a 1937 Skeet Gun brochure --
I am out and about in Anchorage this week, and Great Northern Guns has the mintiest 20-gauge Model 31 "Standard" grade I've ever seen. It is a fairly late 1941-version gun with steel receiver. Down side is it is a 28-inch full choke barrel, the least useful to me, and has a $649 price tag.
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Re: Factory Rib?
Simmons and Remington worked together installing ribs on some of the 310 smoothbores and on some 121 smoothbores.
Billy Smith
Billy Smith
Re: Factory Rib?
It certainly looks like a Simmons. They do good work.
What could have happened... did.
Re: Factory Rib?
Simmons ribs I have seen on Win 42's or M12's typically have "Simmons Specialties" or something similar roll stamped on the left side of the rib near the breech end.