Educated guess as to original butt configuration on 1928 DHE 20gauge.

[Sowega 01]

If a DHE 20 with 30" barrels and capped pistol grip left the factory in 1928 with a length of pull of 14 1/4 " and drop at heel of 2 7/8" and a weight of 6lbs. 7 ozs. and now weighs 6lbs.6ozs. with a 13 3/4" lop to a thin pad what would you think the original butt left the factory as. The letter does not state what the butt configuration was.

Thanks

[Wild Skies]

Skeleton.

[Bruce Day]

ditto, since you have presented evidence that the stock has been cut.

A skeleton butt was the standard, and hence the default, configuration for a D.