I used to think the same as to what Jent stated, are the serial numbers close, I found out that it really does not make much difference. I bought a 12 gauge hammer gun back when no one wanted them, someone cut the barrels to 25 3/16 and I bought it very very cheap. This gun was made in 1908 and I have 4 other barrels that fit this gun from 1899, 1900, 1917 and the latest 1927 a set of Specialty grade with a Ventilated rib. All fit right on except the Armor steel 32" barrels that I had to file some of the breech face to make them fit. They all now have a single beavertail forend that fits each barrel, and that is what takes a lot of time. Once you get the forend to fit on one barrel you cannot modify it to fit on the other barrels, you have to modify the other barrels. You have to remember that these guns were production guns and too much time could not be spent on fitting barrels to actions, they were put together on jigs that aligned the distance from the loop to the action. If those barrels were mine I would try and fit them on your gun so long as the are the same frame, ie: Regular or Featherweight. If they do fit you can try the forend, but if it were mine I would take the wood off the metal and then try it. If it does not have ejectors half the problem solved as then you only have to look at how the "J" spring fits into the notch on the barrels loop. Good luck and let us know how you make out.
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