Welcome Kent and congratulations on such a fine shooter, better yet your grandaddy's! I'm a purist, I would leave it as is and shoot it. Each ding, scratch, etc... is a testament of the gun's times in the field. I own a couple VH 20s. One a 1905, not very pretty, the other a 1910, very very pretty, a Del Grego make over from the 50s? The pretty one I bought it that way, it's my quail gun with IC/IC. The not pretty I use for dove with IM/IM. I would take the not pretty over the pretty any day. It was passed down through 4 generations. Unless needed, I never touch mine. I would rub a little Dembarts checkering oil in to seal the wood, very little. Yes, leave it as is and reflect on it's times from the past each time you hold and admire it!
Chris
Tempe, AZ
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