Remington Model 17 Slide Action Shotgun
TITLE: Remington Model 17 Slide Action Shotgun
MAKER: Remington Arms Company
MADE IN: Ilion, NY
CALIBER: 20 Gauge
DATE: 1921-1925
DIMENSIONS: Barrel: 27 ½” Length: 47 ¼” Height: 5 ½”
INSCRIPTION:Serial Number 9166 / Barrel: MODEL 17 / THE REMINGTON ARMS UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE CO. INC. / REMINGTON ILION WORKS. ILION N.Y., U.S.A. BROWNING’S PATENT JUNE 5, 1915 / FULL, symbol / 9116. Under: BO / 9116.
CREDIT LINE: Guns from the Browning-Cowan Family
OBJECT ID: 986-12-075
This Model 17 belonged to Matt Browning’s grandfather A.P. Bigelow.
Browning applied for a patent on the gun in 1913, improving on the Model 10 with a bottom ejecting mechanism, an internal hammer, simple takedown system, and twin-forked spring-steel carrier. Production plans were halted due to WWI; the firearm underwent further design changes and was finally introduced in 1921.