Since that is not the only one ever made it is not a must buy for a collector at that price. I do not know if I would be willing to pay the asking price for a 95% gun but will pass for that example. Unless someone is just dying to own one it might be for sale for a while. You could take a nice Sterlingworth with 26" barrels, open up the chokes if needed and restock it to fit for less money. Sterlingworth 12 ga. with 26" barrels just do not sell that well. There are a few nice examples on the web that could be made into that for less money so the only thing it has going for it is the rareness. And as I learned long ago rare and ugly is still ugly.
As for the barrel shortness we all know short barrels are out of favor these days. Better for those of us who can and will shoot short barrels. I can clearly remember not too long ago when doubles with 30" tight choke barrels were out of favor. Shooting styles change, equipment evolves and then later reinvents itself. Skeet use to be dominated by 26"-27.5" barrels or barrel sets and now the trend is 30-32" with tubes and the guns have gone from seven pounds to almost ten pounds. Buy what you like, shoot what you can and have fun keeping these old guns for the next user to enjoy.
