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==Development== The Remington 870 was the fourth major design in a series of Remington pump shotguns. [[John Pedersen (arms designer)|John Pedersen]] designed the fragile [[Remington Model 10]] (and later the improved Remington Model 29). [[John Browning]] designed the [[Remington Model 17]] (which was later adapted by [[Ithaca Gun Company|Ithaca]] into the [[Ithaca 37]]), which served as the basis for the [[Remington Model 31|Remington 31]]. The Model 31 was marketed as the “ball-bearing repeater” and was well-received, but its many machined and handfitted parts made the gun expensive to manufacture. Consequently, it struggled in sales compared to the [[Winchester Model 1912|Winchester Model 12]]. To achieve better sales, Remington produced the Model 870 in 1950, which was more modern and reliable in its construction, easy to take apart and maintain, and relatively inexpensive.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-05-23 |title=Remington's Magnificent Five - Page Two |url=http://hunting.about.com/od/guns/l/aastremmag5b.htm |access-date=2021-12-17 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070523002333/http://hunting.about.com/od/guns/l/aastremmag5b.htm |archive-date=23 May 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Remington 870 |url=https://www.thespecialistsltd.com/remington-870|access-date=2021-12-17|website=www.thespecialistsltd.com}}</ref> The 870 was a commercial success. Remington sold two million guns by 1973 (ten times the number of Model 31 shotguns it replaced). As of 1983, the 870 held the record for the best-selling shotgun in history, with three million sold.<ref name=Wallack>Wallack, LR. "Sixty Million Guns". 1983. In ''Gun Digest Treasury'', Harold A. Murtz, editor, DBI Books. 1994 p.193 {{ISBN|0873491564}}</ref> By 1996, spurred by sales of the basic "Express" models, which were added as a lower-cost alternative to the original Wingmaster line, sales topped seven million guns. On April 13, 2009, the ten millionth Model 870 was produced.<ref>{{Cite web|last=By|date=2020-07-27|title=The Story of The Remington 870|url=https://www.fieldandstream.com/story/guns/history-of-the-remington-870/|access-date=2021-12-17|website=Field & Stream|language=en-US}}</ref>
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