I don't have the PGCA Letter handy right now but it letters exactly and has factory 23/4" chambers (stated in letter). It was ordered by a Sport Store in the area of CA as the Widgeon Duck Club.
Bob Jurewicz

About 15 years ago. Probably my biggest gun mistake ever!

So, no one knows who made the LOM case??

That Patent date on the case, Dec. 17, 1907, equates to Patent No. 873,786 granted to Herman C. Reutar of Chicago, Illinois, assignor to E.C. Cook & Bro. of Chicago, Illinois, a Corporation of Illinois. By 1915 E.C. Cook & Bro. had gone out of business and was reorganized as Alward-Anderson-Southard Co., probably the source of the A logo on the case.

Thanks Richard and Dave. That's interesting on the date the company was reorganized. The shotgun was built in 1914 so I suppose the case wasn't with it when new. I measured the chambers on the VHE and they are 2 3/4" and look factory. Thanks again.

What great guns and really great information from other members to go along with it.

Thanks to all of you folks for such interesting input.

I want to see Bob J's PGCA letter.

Bill,
Will post ASAP. Trying to kill a Texas whitetail at the moment.

i've seen them do that on TV lots of times- nothing to it :rotf:

Bob J. did you see any Bobwhites at all when you were after the Whitetails?