WWII Stevens 620 arrived

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The early Military 620 riot guns have checkered wood. The late ones usually do not. The early guns are also marked differently than the later ones.

The metal buttplate is a replacement.
 
oh man, an early riot gun,i love stevens,i grew up with a beater,"what a gem.great find.
 
Congratulations!

According to Canfield, it's a later production gun per the locations of the markings and the smooth forearm. There are more variations in the 620A Riot than in either the 520-30s or the 620A trench guns. And the buttplate is a replacement, the original was the commercial plastic style.

Enjoy it, the 620A Riot (for whatever reason, many of the later 620As were marked as 620s) is one of the less usual WW2 guns.

lpl
 
As Lee mentioned, a 620 riot gun in the 22,xxx serial number range is a later gun, not an early riot gun. From about serial number 23,000 up, just about every 620 is a trench gun.
 
Outstanding Weapon!

I have one of the earlier types with the checkered forearm (Serial #170XX). It currently serves as my goto HD shotgun.
 
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Very nice find. They were around in VN also, and I would not be suprised to find one hiding in a corner of some ARNG arms room somewhere today. Those old military shotguns just seem to hang around forever, probably because they never got shot too much like an M1 or an AR would every year for quals. Not all of the later serial numbers were outfitted as "trench guns" with the bayonet lug/handguard, but were issued as "guard guns" to prisoner details, MPs on post, or as defense weapons for fixed emplacements. I saw those same guns at the US embassy in Saigon, among others.
 
Bushmaster 1313,

I've been wanting a 520 and/or 620 for quite some time now. While on the hunt for one, I gave a sweet model 12 refugee from NJ a good home ;) Since model 12's are so much more common, I was able to visit local shops to compare. Of the six model 12's I fondled, only one was loose at the take-down joint. The model 12 riot that escaped from Jersey, of course, is rock-solid, fits me like a glove, and is a pleasure to shoot with buck (most slugs print about 12" from POA @ 10:30ish @ 50yd.)

The only 520 type shotgun I've had the opportunity to handle was a well-worn 30" (Ranger?) field gun that had so much movement at the take-down connection that it would shake like a rattle snake's tail (possibly to warn n'er-do-wells of impending doom?). I can not immagine a JMB design allowing for this. Does yours exhibit any looseness?

I would welcome your comparison of the 620 to the model 12, Flite King, M37, and whatever else has been in your toybox.

Thanks from the once hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast
 
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The 620 is nice and tight at the take down, perhaps because the numbers match and perhaps because it has been well cared for.

About pump handle rattle.

The Model 12 is the most solid followed by the Flite King.

The Model 37 and the 620 wiggle just a little bit, but not enough to be a bother.

I like to collect riot guns because a spectacular riot in good condition can be had in the hundreds of dollars. IMHO, a Flite King 18-7 is a "spectacular" riot gun. On the other hand, nice trap guns or American doubles start over $1000, and it will not be long before lead bans make old trap guns obsolete. Moreover, a nice working riot gun will always be worth the value of a nice working riot gun (about $150-$200).
 
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