There are many, many, many bird guns out there with those dimensions in both custom high grade guns and standard grade from Parker, Smith, Ithaca, and Fox.
I own and shoot several from those makers from that time with similar dimensions. I put the comb on my jaw instead of under my cheekbone. I do that so I can see the rib.
Those shooters back then were not idiots who didn't realize that if they put their cheekbone on the comb they couldn't see the rib. Nor were they all malformed such that their cheekbone was just to the side of their nostril.
By the weight, gauge, and configuration it is obvious this is not a pigeon gun or trap gun but a bird gun.
If you are going to restock it you might as well chrome the receiver and have the barrels blued to look like they were steel. Or course in the restock you will need to put a large wide beavertail on it.
Last edited by AmarilloMike; 03/14/13 10:05 AM.
