Museum object · Weapons and Ammunition
Shotgun owned by Willie Robertson, member of Deacons for Defense and Justice
1969-1971
Bogalusa, Washington Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
Wood and hardened steel 20 gauge pump-action shotgun, O.F. Mossberg& Sons model 500C. Pump-action on shotgun is made of wood and has a grip with cut ridges. Shotgun has wood stock with a rubber end. Rubber end appears to have been painted red or orange at one point. Etched into metal near magazine loading port is, [Mossberg/MADE IN USA/NORTH HAVEN, CONN./500C 20 GA]. Serial number etched into metal near shotgun's trigger reads, [B07018].
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2014.60.1
