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Unread 08-09-2014, 10:02 PM   #1
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Here's the end label from the original box, ca. 1957
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I've been a M12 fan for years and have never seen or heard of such. But WOW a 20ga with a solid rib is really in the Holy Grail category for me. Love to see some pics.
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Here's the end label from the original box, ca. 1957
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I believe that is the original box for the "super field grade". What type of forend does your 20ga have?

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The catalog offering used the description, "Super Grade Field Gun", starting about 1954 or 1955, corresponding with the introduction of the Special Ventilated Rib and the discontinuing of the solid rib Skeet Gun. The box label does not correspond exactly with the catalog terminology but describes a field choked gun with solid rib, checkered stock and extension forend. Fancy wood was an option, most Super Grade Field Guns having painfully plain wood. I don't know whether only some or maybe all box labels for Super Grade Field Guns were like the one pictured by Edgar. That is some scarce gun.
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Thank you for that post Dave, The last table shows it as the box says 1244 on the label. What I am curious about is why the label on this box says 'Hammerless Repeating Field Gun' on the first line and 'Super Grade 20 Gauge 26" Barrel" on the second line, but another box I have seen (12 ga) says "Super Grade Field Gun" all on one line, as shown in the catalog pages.
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