VH 12ga with 3" Chambers?

[Andy Martel]

Hello everyone;

New to the forum and have a few fairly general but specific questions that I could not find answers to using the search function.

Firstly, I work for a family run bait and tackle shop in eastern VA. I do a lot of archery and firearms work for the family. I am currently in the midst of an inventory of an estate of guns that belonged to the patriarch of this family. He had several nice firearms including about half a dozen VH and Trojan Parkers.

The question I have pertains to one of his favorite hunting guns which was/is a VH 12ga. The watertable on the bottom of the barrels is stamped 3in chamber. The gun also has a wide beavertail forend and rosewood grip cap and a few other fancy features I was suprised to see on a VH. He had added a Pachmyer White line Recoil pad to it as he had done on most of his hunting guns. Were these wood upgrades available on the VH? Were there any 12ga VHs factory chambered in 3" or is this something that was perhaps done by Remington later on down the line?

The gun's SN is 90735 is that helps anyone out. I am going to put up a few pictures for your consideration later today.

Thank you.