Anangrypasta
Master
Hello gents. Picked up a 20 gauge 870 Wingmaster today that was pretty crusty, but it cleaned up nice! Thought it'd be fun to try and figure out when it was made.
It's mfg code on the barrel is PLI, which indicates it was made in 1964, 1991, or 2018. Does anyone with more knowledge on the Wingmaster series have any idea when this guy might of been made?
Stock is checkered with a plastic buttplate, metal trigger guard, checkered wood foreend that covers the receiver when back, and no "read manual" warning on the barrel. Fixed modified choke is stamped on the barrel, though it looks like the barrel was cut down at some point to 18.5" (no bead sight or spot for a bead). Muzzle cap is the ball bearing kind, not the ratcheting cap of the new ones.
Any insight appreciated, thanks!
It's mfg code on the barrel is PLI, which indicates it was made in 1964, 1991, or 2018. Does anyone with more knowledge on the Wingmaster series have any idea when this guy might of been made?
Stock is checkered with a plastic buttplate, metal trigger guard, checkered wood foreend that covers the receiver when back, and no "read manual" warning on the barrel. Fixed modified choke is stamped on the barrel, though it looks like the barrel was cut down at some point to 18.5" (no bead sight or spot for a bead). Muzzle cap is the ball bearing kind, not the ratcheting cap of the new ones.
Any insight appreciated, thanks!
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