I have one in 20 gauge with 26" vent rib barrels choked IC/M, single selective trigger, 3" chambers, pistol grip stock with grip cap, beavertail forend. Mine weighs 7.3 pounds, nice wood, and is super fun to shoot. I believe Winchester and Kodensha Co., Ltd. of Tochigi, Japan were in partnership together (Olin-Kodensha) and made the Winchester Model 23 and Model 101. When production stopped and that partnership ended, Classic Doubles was formed and had Kodensha make its line which went into production in or about 1987 and continued for only a couple of years until it went out of business. I believe Kodensha also made the Parker Reproductions. This gun borrows aspects of a Parker and Winchester Model 21, and also, from what I've read, the Win Model 23.
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