Hello George , Most of the Fellas that usually answer such questions as yours are away this Weekend to the PGCA Annual Meeting at Georgetown ! I would have to say any of the actual Skeet Guns are very desirable ,especially if marked that it is a Skeet Gun on the Barrel Flats ! The Remington guns are very desirable in any style and Grade ,there are actually far less of them than the Meriden Guns ! I believe all would agree that the quality is very good ,and most have more modern Dimensions ,usually with much less drop in the Heel of the stock . In my opinion the engraving was nicer to my eye on the early guns ,I especially like the engraving style on the early 1900 guns although V Grade Guns were all pretty much the same with just border /line engraving ! Actually many if not most of the Remington guns especially in the lower grades had much nicer wood both Forend and Stock than the Meriden Guns in the same grade ! One other item ,the Meriden guns were marked on the Barrel Rib and were designated by the Grade ,such as the V Grade would say Vulcan Steel , Again ,I like that but that is just me and with that said ,I own a couple of Remington era Guns and think they are quite nice also ,the gun you are looking at wouldn't have any stamping on the rib other than the Barrel Matting ! This sounds like a very nice gun ,I would guess Straight Stock and Beavertail forend , Pictures would be great ! Hope this helps ! Best ; Russ
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