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The Champion was designed as a "farm implement" or utility tool, emphasizing ease of maintenance.
The Iver Johnson Champion is a quintessential American single-shot shotgun. Produced from 1909 to 1956 (and again briefly in the 1970s), it was the working-class hero of the field—affordable, reliable, and carried by countless hunters, trappers, and farmers. Unlike the elegant European break-actions, the Champion is a study in utilitarian simplicity. Its nickname, "The Farmer’s Friend," came from its ability to live behind a barn door for decades and still fire when a fox was in the henhouse. The Champion was designed as a "farm implement"
The forend (the wooden piece under the barrel) is held on by a single metal spring clip or a cross screw, depending on the variant. and carried by countless hunters