Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Co. is pleased to present this amazing break-action single-shot shotgun today for a penny-start auction, this is the Iver Johnson's Arms & Cycle Works Champion.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Iver Johnson's Arms & Cycle Works
Model: Champion
Serial: UIGC
Caliber: 20 Gauge
Finish: Color Case Hardened Receiver with Blue Barrel
Barrel Length: 28" Barrel with Fixed Full Choke
Optics/Sights: Brass Bead Front
Stock/Grips: Smooth Walnut Buttstock and Forend
Action: Break-Action / Single-Shot
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Iver Johnson Arms & Cycle Works Champion is a long-running line of single-shot, break-open shotguns valued for its rugged, practical design and versatility in small-game hunting and field use. Early Champions included top-lever and side-lever designs such as the Top Snap, Side Snap, and semi-hammerless models, often featuring imported Belgian steel barrels and American walnut stocks. The Champion Model 36 (1909–1922) became a standardized variant, featuring a top-lever break-action, rebounding center-mounted hammer, extractors or ejectors, full choke, and a one-piece forged barrel and lug, offered in gauges ranging from 10 to .410 bore. Smaller variants included the Champion Model 36 Junior, with shortened stock and barrels for younger or smaller shooters, while the Champion Model 39 (1909–1916) was built on a smaller frame and available in 24, 28, .410, and even .44 caliber. Around 1923, the line evolved into the Champion Single Barrel, which retained the same reliable break-action design across all gauges and continued production until roughly 1978, with some examples exported to Canada.
Model: Champion
Serial: UIGC
Caliber: 20 Gauge
Finish: Color Case Hardened Receiver with Blue Barrel
Barrel Length: 28" Barrel with Fixed Full Choke
Optics/Sights: Brass Bead Front
Stock/Grips: Smooth Walnut Buttstock and Forend
Action: Break-Action / Single-Shot
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Iver Johnson Arms & Cycle Works Champion is a long-running line of single-shot, break-open shotguns valued for its rugged, practical design and versatility in small-game hunting and field use. Early Champions included top-lever and side-lever designs such as the Top Snap, Side Snap, and semi-hammerless models, often featuring imported Belgian steel barrels and American walnut stocks. The Champion Model 36 (1909–1922) became a standardized variant, featuring a top-lever break-action, rebounding center-mounted hammer, extractors or ejectors, full choke, and a one-piece forged barrel and lug, offered in gauges ranging from 10 to .410 bore. Smaller variants included the Champion Model 36 Junior, with shortened stock and barrels for younger or smaller shooters, while the Champion Model 39 (1909–1916) was built on a smaller frame and available in 24, 28, .410, and even .44 caliber. Around 1923, the line evolved into the Champion Single Barrel, which retained the same reliable break-action design across all gauges and continued production until roughly 1978, with some examples exported to Canada.
Champion shotguns typically feature case-hardened receivers with blue barrels, American walnut stocks and forends, and top-lever break-action with extractors or ejectors, reflecting a simple, durable, and practical construction. Today, the Iver Johnson Champion series is recognized by collectors as a vintage American break-action shotgun line, notable for its long production history, craftsmanship, and place in early- to mid-20th-century sporting arms.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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Return Policy
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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