SN. 242276. Made at the very end of production on a very rare 1/2 frame with original 26” bbls, 2-3/4” chambers, and bbls that have matted concave top rib with brass and bone front bead and tiny filled spot at mid rib for a second bead. Watertable marked with Parker proof, SN, imp. cyl. and modified choke marks “RK” Remington date code (Nov. ‹41) and lug with large “1/2” stamp. Splinter forend is nicely checkered with engraved Deeley latch release and tip which are both casehardened. Gun made with auto ejectors, unusual but perhaps original Jurjevic SST, auto safety. Receiver is beautifully casehardened and engraved in standard DHE grade pattern with three pheasants on trigger plate. The capped full pistol grip flame grained American Walnut buttstock is checkered in point pattern through the wrist with unengraved nickel oval near the toe and terminates with its original blued and engraved skeleton buttplate. WEIGHT: 6lbs. 11oz. Min. Wall Thickness: .026(Rt) .024(L). Bore Diameter .729(Rt) .733(L). Bore Restriction: .007(Rt) .015(L). DAC: 1-9/16”. DAH: 2-1/2”. LOP: 14”.

”. CONDITION: Excellent to near mint overall. Bbls retain 97% original blue with a small area or two of thinning on top of right tube but hardly noticeable. Forearm is excellent with nearly all of its original finish, checkering is excellent though there is a minor beginning grain separation on the right side at the breech end. Action retains more than 97% bold original case color with just beginning toning on bottom ahead of trigger plate. Trigger guard retains more than 95% of its original blue. Buttstock is excellent and sound and retains nearly all of its original finish with minor handling marks and one more noticeable old scratch on the right side at the butt that is about 2” in length. Skeleton buttplate is beautiful with more than 85% original blue remaining. Bores are brilliant and shiny. Mechanics are crisp. Trigger works well. This 1/2 Frame DHE would be almost impossible to improve upon and easily ranks in the top few 1/2 frame guns known to this cataloger.