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Home > Library > History > Firearm Models > Shotguns > Model 48 Sportsman
Firearm Model History
Sportsman '48™
Description: 3-shot version of the Model 11-48 autoloading shotgun
Introduction Year: 1948
Year Discontinued: 1968
Total Production: Approximately 276,000
Designer/Inventor: L. Ray Crittendon, Ellis Hailston, and C.R. Johnson
Action Type: Autoloading
Caliber/Gauge: 12, 16, 20 gauges
Serial Number Blocks: 12 ga. – 3,000,000 – 3,157,000
16 ga. – 3,500,000 – 3,568,000
20 ga. – 3,800,000 – 3, 854,000
Variations: Sportsman '48A Standard Grade
Sportsman '48B Special Grade
Sportsman '48D Tournament Grade
Sportsman '48F Premier Grade
Sportsman '48 Skeet Grade