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    Adjusted photos make me think it is a Winchester 1200. Looks like a 1200s long forearm.

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    That was my first thought too, if you look at the butt where the small attaches to steel, you see the chevron shape of a Win 1200 series...not the straight line of an Ithaca...also the silver of a lifter in the bottom and an Ithaca doesn't have that kind, they have an open fork.
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    Didn't the Win 1200 have a different bayonet adapter to take the Garandicon bayonet; the M5 variant, that has the stud that goes into the gas plug.

    The adapters on the shotguns have no "boss" at the front but a plain leg with a hole for the stud on the bayonet cross-guard.

    Bruce Canfield's big book may have details.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bruce_in_Oz View Post
    Didn't the Win 1200 have a different bayonet adapter to take the Garandicon bayonet; the M5 variant
    There also were those. That's a different hog though, don't think they saw use by the troops in RVN...need confirmation though. This is a 1200 Win, easy to tell.

    Chevron shaped butt at the receiver and long pump...
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    Hi Bear,

    This idea of a contest was a pretty good idea. Well, it seems like it was probably the Winchester Model 1200 as Jim suggests. That is entirely possible. Thanks everyone for your ideas. I appreciate it.

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    Good sleuthing

    Hi Everyone,

    Really good sleuthing here. Well done!

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    Like most of us, at the time it doesn't matter. I always had the interest when a young troop and noticed the difference in even a simple FN C1...but couldn't tell I had history or trials rifles in hand. Then there were the 1919A4s...M2 .50s...all the different companies...scarce and old stuff... We simply didn't have the info at the time. Guys like Blake Stevens hadn't written books, Larry Ruth was still working hard at his other job and Bruce Canfield was still learning. The internet...well had 30 years yet to go...

    Wish we'd had digital cameras back then...
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    Quote Originally Posted by browningautorifleicon View Post
    Like most of us, at the time it doesn't matter. I always had the interest when a young troop and noticed the difference in even a simple FN C1...but couldn't tell I had history or trials rifles in hand. Then there were the 1919A4s...M2 .50s...all the different companies...scarce and old stuff... We simply didn't have the info at the time. Guys like Blake Stevens hadn't written books, Larry Ruth was still working hard at his other job and Bruce Canfield was still learning. The internet...well had 30 years yet to go...

    Wish we'd had digital cameras back then...
    Impressive knowledge to say the least. Thanks again.

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