VH 12 on Auctionarms Last Week

[Craig Parker]

Bill, got it picked up and there are no other marks on the gun, pictures shown on site show all markings. I guess its time to letter it and find out what I can. Thanks Craig

[Bill Murphy]

Craig, let us know what your letter says. By the way, I have not yet received the Del Grego gun, but it should be here soon.

[Bill Murphy]

I received the Del Grego 32", #2 frame, 1900 VH a couple of days ago. It is outrageous. I doesn't seem to have been in the field since Larry Sr. restored it in the seventies (my opinion). There are a couple of tiny nicks in the stock and barrel finish and one side of the receiver has some minor surface tarnish. Otherwise it is new. The stock finish is standard Del Grego spray with no oil encroachment at edges. It is a light gun at 7 pounds, 8 ounces, with a slim grip and 4-7 marked barrels with twin ivory sights. It has the long lever and the early tiny barrel legend letters. Del Grego did not have original buttplates with widow's peak, so they used a new late vintage #2 style plate and filled the peak with bedding compound and finished with Remington round head screws. The bores are spotless, .734 with .040 chokes in both barrels. You win some, you lose some.