Thanks all for the additional information. A buddy of mine has been to Cabelas in Hamburg, PA and has looked at that Jaeger side by side. He says it is truly a beautiful gun. It is tugging at him also. I may go with him this week and if I do, I'll will try to get a photo of the barrel flats.
As far as my O/U goes, where would I find the date code? There are two different controller marks on the barrels. One has a D with a star above and the other barrel has an F with a star above which possibly indicates either a 1951-1953 or a post 1974 gun. Please correct me if I am wrong about this. One of the things that I enjoy about this hobby is the historical aspect of these guns.
As a curiosity, I wonder how that Cabela's gun got from Iowa to Hamburg, Pa.
