DRAFT 2 (based on input) And the format did not copy
1. Does the gun fit?
2. Verify visible serial numbers
3. Look-up Serial Numbers- description match subject shotgun?
4. Original finish, or restored, or redone?
5. Provenance documentation
6. Order factory letter from PGCA
7. Barrel Components:
A. Bore condition
B. Wall thickness
C. Chamber length
D. Measure choke
E. Proper barrel finish/condition, dents, pits
F. Muzzle- keels, barrels cut?
G. Ribs, rib joints- loose? ring barrels (consider B.Dudley “oil in the crack of the rib test”)
8. Wood:
A. Proper wood and wood finish
B. Any cracks/chips/wood repairs
C. Checkering- mullered borders
D. Forend tight, latch operates
9. Metal and Receiver:
A. Metal finish and engraving
B. Lock up tight and on-face, with/without forend
C. Condition of screws
D. Top Lever operation and position
E. Ejectors operate
10. Miscellaneous
A. Butt Plate original? Fit?
B. Cap original
C. Trigger pull/Firing pins operate/trigger guard
D. Safety operates
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