I understand why the initials did it for you, James. A similar situation happened to me about 12 years ago at the Fall Southern S X S. I had brought a 10 ga. O grade Smith to trade on something. I found three small bore Smiths with 32" barrels in the same booth, two graded and one Field Grade. As the 16 ga. field grade was more to my liking, with a long LOP, ejectors, and HOT, I fondled it carefully, looking down the rib several times. When I laid it back down on the table I looked at the hang tag which stated the order and completion dates. The completion date was the same month and date as my birthday. You could'a stuck a fork in me right then .......... I knew I was done. Still have it. One of my favorite dove guns.
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