Researcher, my "Springfield 1929" definitely has the "walnut finished" (birch? gum?) stock. I suspect that it may be the Springfield-branded 948-- I'll weigh it when I weigh in tonight (at least THAT part of the process won't be depressing).

I bet the post-war Model 94 is the one that was made until fairly recently--different reciever shape altogether. And declining finish until it died of a skin disease.....or something (311 had the same symptoms).

Discussions of single shot shotguns aren't what this site is for, but I must confess a great fascination with the guns that once provided such security and so much fun to the poorest of us, not to mention so much protein.