The FBUX letters on an Iver Johnson shotgun is the serial number.
Iver Johnson, in the later years of production, used the word "Fitchburg" and assigned a number for each letter as follows:
F=1, I=2, T=3, C=4, H=5, B=6, U=7, R=8, G=9, and the "X" was for 0.
Therefore, the serial number is 1670.
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how old is my Iver Johnson single barrel shotgun champion model 3578 C with a 12 gauge choke bore barrel and lug forged in one and approximate value .
Your Iver Johnson double barrel shotgun can be dated by the words hammer forged.This places production from 1936-1941.these were well made mass produced field grade shotguns of high quality.
1965 if it is an auto-5. There should be markings on barrel to indicate choke.
A shotgun barrel with a cylinder bore choke.
The serial number that you provided indicates that you have a Ithaca Flues model double barrel shotgun that was made in the year 1925.I would have your shotgun appraised by someone who specializes in these shotguns because there are to many variables that would indicate a accurate price for your shotgun.
yes a rifled shotgun barrel or smooth shotgun barrel
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