A quick glance at the Blue Book of Gun Values on the Remington Model 870 (and there must be ten pages of the references) discloses only one Model 870 finished in nickel and that is the Model 870 Special Purpose Marine Magnum. 12 gauge only, 3 inch chamber 18 plain barrel, bored cylinder features electroless nickel plating on all metal part, supplied witjh 7 shot magazine, R3 recoil pad became standard during 2004. sling swivels and Cordura Sling, 7 1/2 pounds. Values:
MSR-$804, 100%-$650. 98%-$550, 95%-$450, 90%-$400, 80%-$350. 70%-$300 and 60%-$250.
If this information does not match your gun, I suggest you contact Remington and ask them what you have.

Remington Arms Company
Customer Service
870 Remington Drive
P.O. Box 700
Madison,NC 27025-0700
Tel: 800 243 9700
Email: Info@remington.com

 

A quick glance at the Blue Book of Gun Values on the Remington Model 870 (and there must be ten pages of the references) discloses only one Model 870 finished in nickel and that is the Model 870 Special Purpose Marine Magnum. 12 gauge only, 3 inch chamber 18 plain barrel, bored cylinder features electroless nickel plating on all metal part, supplied witjh 7 shot magazine, R3 recoil pad became standard during 2004. sling swivels and Cordura Sling, 7 1/2 pounds. Values:
MSR-$804, 100%-$650. 98%-$550, 95%-$450, 90%-$400, 80%-$350. 70%-$300 and 60%-$250.
If this information does not match your gun, I suggest you contact Remington and ask them what you have.

Remington Arms Company
Customer Service
870 Remington Drive
P.O. Box 700
Madison,NC 27025-0700
Tel: 800 243 9700
Email: Info@remington.com

remington 870 police shotgun
manufactured in 1981

did not say anything about it leaving as stainless steel, nickel, or parkerized.

the lady was also shocked that it says wingmaster on the receiver.

idk i am going to bring it to a collectors firearms store so they can look at the metal

my friend said he thinks its nickel but he may be wrong.

 

I usually don't day this but,

ditch the plastic and put some wood on that bad boy !

 

Are the pictures your 870?

If you could show some pictures of what yours looks/looked like before the changes that would be more useful in identifying it.

I do not often see barrels nickel plated, but it is not uncommon now or fourty years ago to take an 870 to a plating shop and have it nickel plated. That may be why the lady was shocked to hear that it is stamped wingmaster

 

Before the Express and Sportsman gun, EVERYTHING said Wingmaster. Except of course for the odd specimen that got out while the rollmarking dude was on break.

 

From the looks of the corrosion in the picture, it could very well be electroless nickel finished. Remington did that with some of their shotguns as a selling feature for coastal/boat use. (It's a hell of a lot cheaper and easier machining than making one out of stainless!)

There are various "spot tests" that can be done to be sure (e.g. dimethylglyoxime) by a chemist, but it is probably one of the many guns they produced for boat owners for self-defense.

 

Can we confirm- I have seen in a shop a wingmaster marked stainless 870

 

Looks like raw steel to me.

 

So did Remington ever make a wingmaster special purpose ?

 

So did Remington ever make a wingmaster special purpose in stainless???

 

No. Likely an electro less marine magnum model, or someone had an 870 plated.

 

I have seen them in gun shops.

https://www.remington.com/shotguns/pump-action/model-870/model-870-special-purpose-marine-magnum

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It says WINGMASTER on its stainless receiver.

 

It says WINGMASTER on its stainless receiver.

I'm not sure I get it......are you sure it's not a plated receiver?

 

Outside of a slim change of a toolroom sample, a stainless 870 doesn't exist.

 

Lol. Ok.

 

It's not plated. It's stainless

 

It's not plated. It's stainless

So a magnet won't stick to it ?

 

It's not plated. It's stainless

So a magnet won't stick to it ?

Problem is, SOME stainless steel alloys will grab a magnet.

 

It's not plated. It's stainless

Better hang on to that rare treasure then.....

 

It's not plated. It's stainless

So a magnet won't stick to it ?

Problem is, SOME stainless steel alloys will grab a magnet.

Didn't know that.

 

Most people don't.

I found out about it from Magnetic Particle Inspection training.

 

Check out what I found on GunBroker.com! https://www.gunbroker.com/item/852177126

 

Check out what I found on GunBroker.com! https://www.gunbroker.com/item/852177126

The item description says nickel? Looks more like stainless or another type of plating, possibly high polished then hard chrome.n

 

It's stainless