Makes sense to me Small Bore. Holy cow, there are so many English guns out there with short stocks, mainly sub-gauge but plenty of 12's too. I have heard the reason being many of these guns are long-lived, passed from generation to generation with alterations, usually more than once and the sub-gauges were meant for women or children. I once had an Arthur Howell 20b with the safety way posterior on the top tang. It was terribly awkward. I finally decided this gun must have been made for a woman or child with very small hands. I couldn't handle that safety and traded that gun off...and don't miss it a bit.
