Just picked one up, 12ga, at a local shop. There were two of them, identical except the one I bought was near mint, the other had seen considerably more use. Both PG/BT with the silver nitride/scroll finish. At first glance, I thought they were 200's. Then I spotted the wedges of engraving on the barrel breeches, and noticed that the checkering was much finer than on a 200. Mine is a Mitsui import, from the period just after Ithaca and SKB went their separate ways (mid-70's). The other one was marked only SKB.
Chatting with the shop owner, he said: "You don't see 300's all that often, do you?" To which I responded that I had never seen two of them in the same place at the same time.
Didn't steal the gun, but paid about what I'd expect to pay for a 200 in similar condition, so I figure a decent deal.
Think we've discussed this topic before. Any others here who own higher grade SKB's, or have seen any recently?? Speaking of the 60's-70's Ithaca/Mitsui imports.
