Not long ago I passed on a Tobin 16 ga. as I was not able to remove the forend to complete my inspection. Every Tobin I've ever seen had a Hackett-type spring loaded forend.

The seller has now contacted me to advise that the forend was in fact attached by a screw.

Could this be so? Perhaps something that Crandall cobbled together? Or maybe a "fix" done by someone else?