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I am in South Alabama. No smiths will work on it around here, so no matter what I have to send it off.

Thank you so much for all the info! That is wild to learn.

I do have one more question. The upper rib has come loose from the end to about 1/2 way down. I want to get it repaired. Are there any gun smiths I need to stay away from, or any that are experts in this shotgun?

I have a Model 1900. So far I have been able to tell it is a 1900 by the serial number (301621). The barrel is stamped K with /// and then has what looks like a 7 and a small 8. There is also 2 stamps a 38 and a 36. I my limited research, I have seen where many model 1900's have a Q in the front of ...