The 12-gauge barrels are very straight and thick all the way out. The 20-gauge barrels swamp in quite fast from those heavy breeches. Whoever owned this gun had it to use. Checkering is barely visible on the grip and both forearms are pretty smooth. The gun was fitted with the post-1910 bolt and bolt-plates, likely when the 20-gauge Vulcan barrels were added. The Vulcan barrels have the CT, USA barrel address but donot have the "Parker Overload Proof." So roughly puts them between 1918 and 1927. The original 12-gauge Damascus barrels lost their front 2-inches and most choke somewhere along the way.
Some days I think I should have the gun restocked and refinish the metal, maybe even an upgrade, and other days I think just keep it and shoot it the way it is. So far the no expense way has won out!
