Thanks gents, thats good news, I thought something was up at first but I couldn't find any reference to a VHE marking.
As for the lubricant, thats good advice, so far its been as it was purchased pending some information gathering here. It did seem to work for a bit with shooting but then one or both ejectors would get fussy again.
Bill, in regards to the mechanism in the forend, there are two little levers (I think they are number 58 on this image
http://www.parkerguns.org/images/tech_2.jpg
What do those do and where should they be when putting the forend back on?