Neat gun!
It's tough to tell from these pictures but I would say the colors are redone based on the thinning of the engraving in some areas and the fact that the frames were still being cased colored with the bone and charcoal method at the time this gun was made. (Late 1934).
As far as the barrels are concerned, the choke markings do not look factory. My guess ia that the chokes were opened up from full & modified and stamped with the new choke sizes. The checkered side panels on a VH grade always raise suspicion. The flaking of the stock finish at the action is odd too.
Is the original butt plate still there, or has a pad been added?
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