Doug, this gun is very early, is going to have a four digit serial number or less. Glenn Jensen is only a phone call away and will not make you wait. You will know the answer immediately. It is no one's "early Midas". It may be a diamond in the rough. I just looked at the pictures. The wood looks original although the beavertail forend is not as big as the Browning trap forend of the day. It could have been reduced and recheckered or it could have been custom ordered. I have an original 32" 1932 Midas Trap but this gun shows more quality and quantity of engraving and inlay than my original. Bill Murphy