stan,
you were alienated by the way I asked the question? that's kinda pitiful. and whether you like it or not and call it a fad or something else, that's all it is. my earliest m21 skeet gun was made in the 30's and had 26" barrels. my latest superposed skeet gun was made in 74 and had 26" barrels. I doubt jack O'Connor was solely responsible for that. that's 40 years plus more on each end of those dates. just because you do something different from those in the past doesn't make them wrong and you right. and I bet if we all wait awhile, like every other trend in guns short barrels will come back again. maybe not, who knows.
I didn't buy the gun to "turn a buck". I bought it because it's a perazzi and seemed like a good deal. so i'm stuck owning a perazzi? that's like being stuck married to Jessica simpson or stuck driving a Ferrari. I think I can live with it.
what I was really wanting to know is, exactly what model did I probably have since it carries no model markings and all I have to go on is configuration and just how good were the factory chokes (both of which pretty well got answered by people who knew). also could I assume since it carries no import markings that it was bought in Europe and was brought into the US by an individual?
roger