It had a nice finish, so it was probably an express. My uncle has had a Rem 870 Express hunting gun for decades and i have shot it many times. I would be fine using that if the zombies came.
I'd saw the barrel down to match the mag tube on my uncle's 870, but beyond that, it's ok. The one i was looking at had either a 7 or 8 shot tube already installed, and i would guess it was at least 25 years old, maybe older- judging by the condition of the wood furntiture.
Thanks for the heads up on the differences. If i was buying the shot-spoon for full time LEO or military duty i would surely want most of the features of the police model.
I should have never sold my Beretta.

Beretta 1201FP semi auto 3" 12ga with Benelli recoil operated action system.