Researcher, good catch on the aftermarket ejectors. Apparently, when the barrels were installed at Remington, a new forend was installed, and not engraved up to the level of the rest of the gun. However, the checkering pattern on the forend is up to the grade of the gun. That would lead us to believe that the engraving was not done at the same time the barrels and forend were installed. Mr. Scores, in the late Remington era, the grade and chamber length designation was stamped on the side of the barrel lug. This set of barrels was probably set aside for installation on a V Grade gun when manufactured. Rebarrelled guns often carried the V Grade designation as yours does.
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