Model 31 Skeet?

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Researcher
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Model 31 Skeet?

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Five years ago I bought a gun that has all the features of a solid rib 12-gauge Model 31 Skeet except the barrel is choked Imp Cyl not SKEET. Also, my gun is stamped on the left side near the rear of the receiver with R.L.B. and the Ordnance flaming bomb. My gun has a barrel date code of August 1941, while the serial number is from the WW-II years. Since then I've seen three similar guns appear on Guns International with the sellers asking ever increasing fantastic prices --

https://www.gunsinternational.com/guns- ... =101744554

Anyone know the honest facts on these guns?
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I had heard that the Remington Model 31's were used in gunnery training. Does your 31 seem like it has been shot a lot?
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It has been shot, but is in much better shape than most of the WW-II vintage Winchester Model 12 Skeet Guns I used at various military skeet ranges in the 1970s.
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Here is a close up of the markings --
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Your gun is a rare find I'm sure but your patches caught my eye! Here are some of mine from clubs we visited and shot at.
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