20 gauge CHE found in a garden shed

[Fishtail]

.....I think it's a great find, though sad.

That said............I don't see this gun after being fixed being worth nearly what people think (and shame on those who would offer $1K for it).

If I were buying a CHE 20 that had been heavily reworked, I would not go wild with the money. Let's assume an original CHE that had never seen that sort of misery were to bring $20K (and I am not sure it would). That means I'd be all done at $15K for this gun, and that's assuming the work had been done very well.

Like it or not, this gun will always be a 'George Washington's Axe' gun.