Are opinion changing on restoring a shotgun?

[BRDHNTR]

I used the term provenance incorrectly and Edgar's correct. The apparent limited production of this particular gun as noted in the auction page would dictate leaving it alone. It's apparently a too limited production model and still in decent shape to warrant messing with it. Only if it had major defects/damage etc. My 2 cents only.

[C.O.B.]

If I had some type of mental breakdown and actually bought the gun from Julia I would do nothing to this except to use it in the way it was intended.

[edgarspencer]

There wee about 100 16ga. CH guns, but only 4 with 32" tubes, so that in itself makes it rare. The C is somewhat more rare because it fell in between the D and the B with very little more coverage than the D, but 50% more expensive.
I had a nice 30" 16ga. CHE that was my dad's. I believe that was my daughter's first year of her master's degree. I believe I shall remind her of this often, very very often.