also extends to the receiver and barrel, with a golden ring on the end of the barrel. The emblem on the bottom is also a richer gold, possibly real gold, and there is a golden ribbon under the shell ejection reading "1816 Bicentennial 2016" along with a golden trigger, and a golden symbol of a hunter with a firearm in hand walking. Chinese imitations Chinese arms company Norinco has made unlicensed copies of the Remington 870, as the design is no longer under patent protection. The most common of these designs are the Norinco HP9-1 and M-98, the difference being that the HP9-1 has either a 12.5" or 14" barrel, whereas the M-98 has an 18.5" barrel. In the United States, where most Norinco products are specifically non-importable, this shotgun was imported and sold under the names Norinco Hawk 982 and Interstate Hawk 982. Users See also Combat shotgun Knight's Armament Company Masterkey List of individual weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces References External links Remington page for 870 A guide to Collecting Remington 870 Shotguns from Remington Society Remington page for 870 Tactical Remington Military MCS page Important differences between Remington 870 Police and 870 Express shotguns KAC Masterkey page Model 870P MAX Police Blog and forum about Remington 870 Cold War firearms of the United States Police weapons Pump-action shotguns Remington Arms firearms United States Marine Corps equipment Shotguns of the United States Military equipment introduced in the 1950s