Stevens apparently dropped the "Springfield" line in 1948. I would look into it a little more if I was you. [b][u]DO NOT CUT THE BARREL DOWN!![/u][/b]. If that was made before 1948 that is an antique and there's nothing worse than sportorized antique arms. It kills the value. For example a sportorized M1917 Eddystone can be picked up for $300 to $400 while unmodified ones can go for $800. If you want to cut a shotgun down get a 12 gauge pump used for less than $400 and cut it. Single shots are not a good idea for home defense. To clean that up get some sort of heavy duty bore cleaner and oil like wd 40. If you want to someday you could bring that to a gunsmith and get it re blued or parkarized. Seriously, nothing pisses me off more than sportorized antique firearms.