“With the exception of choke tubes, both guns appear to be the same”.

This is your big hint. The peddler HAS a Citori, and is trying to find a mark, er, customer, to give him Superposed money for it.

The same guy assured us in an ad right here that the sloppy glue job on a Japanese gun was actually “Better than new”.

Priced like he believed it, too.

Watch out.

Best,
Ted