This is pretty cool
 

Hi All,

I recently acquired this and thought you all might like to see a wonderful package.

It's a neat little P grade with items that just made my heart stop when I saw them.

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WOW - What luck!

Excellant gun and great factory paperwork to go along with it!!!

Now that's really cool to have that paperwork....I own three VH guns, one 20ga. and two O frame 16ga. guns...no paperwork..)-: I just sent for a letter for one of my 16-s factory two barrel set. No luck, most of the info was unreadable. Bummer SXS ohio

mighty nice gun and paper work....charlie

Interesting that the letter discussed progressive burning smokeless powder and 2 3/4 inch shells, but the hang tag states "use shells 2 1/2 long" and the load the gun was targeted with was 2 1/4 drams of bulk smokeless powder pushing 7/8 ounce of shot, the "normal" 2 1/2 inch 20-gauge shell of the day.

Yea, I noticed that about the shells too. One would have thought they would have used the new "progressive smokeless" powder for the proof tests. Granted, this was right at the transition period to smokeless, and it wasn't like the black powder was going to make a comeback. But, as someone said in another thread, "I wasn't at Parker" when they made these tests.

I also need to check the chambers for the length. Again.......what the.....?

This is the kind of stuff that makes collecting these so fascinating.

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My 0-frame 26-inch barrel VH-grade 20-gauge is in the 235xxx serial number range, weighs 6 pounds 2 ounces and was shipped in November 1930. It is still chambered 2 3/8 inch, intended for the 2 1/2 inch shells.

Researcher, my little 20 gauge GHE, serial 234606, made shortly before your VH, has 2 and 5/8" chambers. At least that is what the Galazan chamber length gauge shows. I would have expected 2 and 1/2".

Aside from the paperwork*, the gun looks to be in really nice condition.

*I'm always amazed at people who can retain paperwork for generations. I can't find my wallet half the time.