Jason Wall drove to my home today and he brought the gun with him so I could examine the gun and give him my opinion of it.
It is a very nice 0-Frame VH in very good condition.
The 20 gauge barrels which have been cut from 28" are now 22" with no choke whatsoever. There are no Remington codes on this set of barrels
The 28 gauge barrels are in their original 22" and have .008" of constriction in the right and .015" of constriction in the left. There are no Remington codes on this set of barrels.
The butt stock is a replacement and Jason allowed me to loosen and move the trigger guard tang to one side to see what, if any, stamps were there to ascertain who replaced it. I was hoping to see the serial number stamped with LDG indicating a Del Grego replacement or possibly stamps indicating a Remington replacement.... the wood under the long trigger guard tang had no marks at all so that leaves a pretty big question mark.
Next, Jason allowed me to remove the Remington era butt plate in the hope there would be something there that would shed some light on the maker...
The only thing there was a man's name, town & state, and the date. Jason smiled and said it was the gentleman who sold the gun to his grandfather.
Judging by the fluting at the nose of the comb, the checkering, and the very late Remington era butt plate, it is my opinion that it was a Del Grego replacement.
The wood of both forends is original, judging by the dark oil staining in the wood, but it they have been re-checkered and refinished.
Anything else folks may want to know about the gun can be asked of Jason.
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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