The Remington repair code that Researcher spotted on CEO 132037 may help answer Semmer's contention that it was possibly Remington who restocked the gun with a pistol grip. He did not note the repair code but speculated it was probably done in the 1920's. The code puts the gun back in the factory in May, 1923. Semmer relates the gold initials on the replaced trigger guard to a trap shooter from Lubbock, Texas named Woodward or Woodard. Guess he preferred a pistol grip.
I saw the gun at a recent auction and remembered it from Semmer's article and book. Well bad things do happen to good guns and a lot of bad happened to this one in the 23 years since Semmer photographed it. There was corrosion on the barrels, a broken trigger guard and shrinkage cracks. I decided to pass on it but then had pity on the poor orphan and took it home. I like it better for trap than the Ithaca Knick I have been using for 20 years. Nice feel to it.
