Phil, I also have a VHE 20, Remington era, with a Mershon pad that appears to be original to the gun. It was displayed as a benchmark gun at the 2014 PGCA Annual Meeting. The Joan Bennet DHE 20 also has a Mershon style pad that has been on there at least since I was about 11 years old when I first saw it. There was a time when Hawkins pads were not available to the trade and Remington bought what they could get. There is also a prewar Model 32 in the Remington museum that has a Mershon pad. I doubt that gun has ever been out of the building since it was built.
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