James,
There is evidence that the gun was recase colored at some point in the past. Quite often people's memory fails them due to 2nd or 3rd party's involved and so long ago.
Is the barrel length 30"? There is normally about a 1/8" blank space from the end of the rib matting to the end of the rib.
You stated that under the left barrel there is 3RRW. This could be a Remington repair code but 3RRW can't be decoded. Please take a picture of the barrel flats and more pictures of all sides of the receiver.
Looks like your neighbor has a nice VH Parker.
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