Simmons 20

[jeffery c]

Thanks, Researcher! I had been looking for a late D or E prefix Fox B as the nicest of the Stevens 311 types when I came across this variant, which seems about as nice as a 311 type gets. Though, on Gunbroker you see some interesting things at times, like custom restocked 311's or even Win. 24s with fancy wood and straight grips, this has got to be about as nice as a cheap gun comes, yet $175 sounds pretty expensive for the sixties. I wonder what a Model 12 or Ithaca 37 cost back then?

[Drew Hause]

What Dave said.
During the sixties, Simmons Specialties of Kansas City decided to offer their own branded shotgun and contracted with Savage/Stevens to convert a variant of the Stevens Model 311 20 gauge; stock 311 24" barrel, case colored receiver, and double triggers converted to a single trigger. Simmons would then install a vent rib with a "glow-worm" front bead. They ceased production in 1969.



Simmons also offered a Dakin Gun Co. "Quails Fargo" with 22" VR barrels choked Sk 1 / Sk 2 made by Gaspar Arizaga.