VHE 20 SG 30"

[charlie cleveland]

now ya ll got every body and his brother wanting one of the long barreld 20 s including me...thats a mighty nice gun you got there... charlie

[Bob Jurewicz]

I don't have the PGCA Letter handy right now but it letters exactly and has factory 23/4" chambers (stated in letter). It was ordered by a Sport Store in the area of CA as the Widgeon Duck Club.
Bob Jurewicz

[Richard Flanders]

So, no one knows who made the LOM case??

[Researcher]

That Patent date on the case, Dec. 17, 1907, equates to Patent No. 873,786 granted to Herman C. Reutar of Chicago, Illinois, assignor to E.C. Cook & Bro. of Chicago, Illinois, a Corporation of Illinois. By 1915 E.C. Cook & Bro. had gone out of business and was reorganized as Alward-Anderson-Southard Co., probably the source of the A logo on the case.

[Bob Brown]

Thanks Richard and Dave. That's interesting on the date the company was reorganized. The shotgun was built in 1914 so I suppose the case wasn't with it when new. I measured the chambers on the VHE and they are 2 3/4" and look factory. Thanks again.

[Larry the Gun Guy]

What great guns and really great information from other members to go along with it.

Thanks to all of you folks for such interesting input.

[Bill Murphy]

I want to see Bob J's PGCA letter.

[Bob Jurewicz]

Bill,
Will post ASAP. Trying to kill a Texas whitetail at the moment.

[OH Osthaus]

Originally Posted by Bob Jurewicz

Bill,
Will post ASAP. Trying to kill a Texas whitetail at the moment.

i've seen them do that on TV lots of times- nothing to it

[AmarilloMike]

Bob J. did you see any Bobwhites at all when you were after the Whitetails?