My 1923 16 ga. Sterlingworth with 28" #3 barrels weighs 6 lbs. even. Drop at heel is a very shootable 2 5/8". My Fox catalog reprint from approx. 1923 states that 16 ga. weights varied from 5 3/4 lbs. to 6 lbs. 10 oz. Drop at heel could be changed 3/8" either way for $3.50. Length of pull could be specified for $2.00. Any boring could be ordered at no charge. Mine were special ordered at cylinder and modified. So the "stock" Sterlingworth could be ordered at different weights/barrel lengths. Drop,length and boring could be specified within reason. Quite a bit of variance for a standard gun. Maybe someone had it bent to 2 1/4". McIntosh says in his book that the factory bent over backwards to accomidate requests so maybe it was built that way. A letter would help verify the original configuration. As to whether it's worth the asking price, I don't know. It's not to me.
