POTD: Shooting Trap for Training – Aerial Gunning Training Shotgun
Sam.S 08.15.23
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a Remington Model 11 shotgun equipped with a Cutt’s Compensator and a Nydar 47 reflex sight. We have previously covered the Nydar sight on Photo of the Day but a brief refresher would be that these sights were designed for hunting and sporting. they reflected a circle and dot onto a glass lens similar to modern-day red dots. Thos sights did not pop up until 1945 so it is safe to assume this setup is pretty rare. These Remington Model 11s were used as an Aerial Gunning Training Shotgun. Basically the combination of the reflex sight combined with following a target made for a good simulation of an aerial gun sight on allied aircraft.
“Procured by the U.S. government during WWII to aid in aerial gunnery training. Features a factory installed Cutt’s Compensator, standard barrel markings with “U.S./flaming bomb” just forward of the breech. The barrel is correctly not marked for a choke. Standard markings on the receiver with the war time production “U.S./flaming bomb-MILITARY FINISH” marking on the left side. A Nydar shotgun sight is mounted on top of the receiver. Manufactured by the Swain Nelson Company of Glenview, Illinois, the Nydar sight was similar to the sights used in World War II Allied aircraft (a bullseye is projected onto a large outer ring which is mounted with reflective glass). The sight has a leather lens cover. Smooth walnut forearm and pistol grip buttstock with the military “crossed cannons” acceptance mark followed by the “FJA” final inspection mark on the left side.”
Lot 644: U.S. Remington Sportsman Model 11 Semi-Automatic Shotgun – Unique U.S. Marked Remington Sportsman Model 11 Semi-Automatic Aerial Gunning Training Shotgun with Scarce Nydar Model 47 Reflex Sight. (n.d.-ai). Rock Island Auction Company. photograph. Retrieved August 14, 2023, from https://www.rockislandauction.com/detail/77/644/us-remington-sportsman-model-11-semiautomatic-shotgun.
