Back to the gun - I took some additional photos of the wood work with more natural light coming in the window. The wood is just fantastic.
One note about this gun - Mr Dudley mentioned the cheek piece on the stock - This is an important detail because my grandfather was left handed. He was particular about this - other guns he used regularly had after market cheek rests - leather sleeves or in one case seemingly glued on the stock for left handed shooting -
So this is a longer 32' - with a right handed stock - and that leads me to believe purchased more as a collectible than something to use.
I went to a higher source (my mom) and she confirmed - no way anyone had funds to be buying special shotguns before the late 1940's or early 1950's.
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