Anyone able to identify this shotgun for me?

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This came to me as an inheritance,found it in closet in a musty old soft case with a layer of dust and cobwebs about an inch thick,I've got no history on it,and im completely unfamiliar with this style gun so I'm lost! I did some goggling and came away with more questions then answers,so any help from you guys would be greatly appreciated!
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only markings ive found so far are the "continental 201" and "made in Hungary",looks to unfired and its incredibly clean,and if used,insanely well kept.
 
It is made by Feg , short for Fegyvergyar. It will have removeable ejectors, automatic safety,cocking indicators and dovetailed chopper lump barrels. There will be a 2 digit number on the barrel flats which will be the date code. They are fairly reliable guns.
 
Thanks guys,from what i can gather it is a Fegyvergyar ,but there's also some conflicting info saying it may be a Stevens manufactured firearm,though the made in Hungary mark is contradictory to that.

Of all the guns I've seen,none have the same markings as mine....still at a loss as to the actual origin of this thing.Any idea how i would date the manufacturing of this thing?
 
Your gun is not a Stevens, it is a Feg. As already mentioned, if you remove the barrels, on the underside of the barrels (the flats) there will be proof marks. On the flats there should be a 2 digit number that will be the year it was made. Ex. 73 for 1973, 66 for 1966 etc. There will also be bore and choke markings on each barel.
 
Although there is no one place you can find much information you can find on FEG's here are a few quotations garnered from various sources that might let you know how your shotgun rates:

"hell for stout!" and,
"the poor man's Merkel".

Dollar wise they are an excellent value. In general, nothhing fancy but, they shoot quite well.
 
Thanks a lot gentlemen,appreciate the help.didn't have plans on selling this thing so I'm almost glad to know it's not worth a lot to even tempt me to let it go....should make a beautiful wall hanger
 
Why a wall hanger? The gun is totally usable with modern ammo. I had a Feg that I opened the chokes up on and used for waterfowl. Sold it awhile ago. Just picked up a Continental 201 like yours that I plan on doing the same thing too.
 
I'm not big into hunting,and i don't really want to risk beating it up because the sentiment attached to it.I may try it out at the range or maybe grouse hunting if I'm tempted to try that again.
 
gunsaholic said:
Why a wall hanger? The gun is totally usable with modern ammo. I had a Feg that I opened the chokes up on and used for waterfowl. Sold it awhile ago. Just picked up a Continental 201 like yours that I plan on doing the same thing too.
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Hanging that old FEG on the wall is a sin. Hey, Gunsaholic, I'd love to open the chokes on my old Feg Bock for goose hunting. Who did your work, and what was the cost? Love those old Fegs!
 
I had them opened up by a fellow in Portage la Prairie who was a gunsmith at one time but now just does it part time. The gun I had done 2 years ago, the cost was $35.00 per barrel. The Feg 201 which I just acquired is at his place right now. I didn't ask price before hand but I doubt there will be much difference from before. However, it will be a couple of weeks before the gun is done as he was just leaving for a caribou hunt I believe.
 
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