Old Shotgun Question

thaney10

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Curious if anyone can help me understand what this little flip door is used for on this old shotgun?
 

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transfixer

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Curious if anyone can help me understand what this little flip door is used for on this old shotgun?

I have that exact same shotgun I believe , I inherited it years ago, belonged to my grandfather, I haven't shot it, it hangs on the wall in my office at home, when I get time I'll take it down and try to take it apart, I did some research on it years ago, but don't remember what details I managed to find out about it, I know it wasn't made for modern shells
 

GunnSmokeer

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I had one of these. Sorry I don't have a good close-up picture of the right side of the receiver where the takedown pin had that flip up around lever that looked a lot like a nickel.

My shotgun was certainly made by Davenport: however it was only branded with some local hardware store or sporting good store's name: "Etowah."

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