I have an H&R Bay State 20 guage single shot shotgun. I got it when I was 13 (40 years ago). It was last made in the 1940's. It was in my grandfather's possession when he died. The forearm is not original. The forearm was missing when I got it. I had a forearm from a modern H&R cut down to fit. There are dice inset into the stock on either side (4/3 & 5/2). There was also a hole cut where someone was going to inset a coin. I hacked it up and put a fake giant penny in the hole. It was dated 1965, which is the year I was born. It was there for about 20 years. My wife won a commorative silver coin from a slot machine in Cripple Creek Colorado. It said Legendary Law Men on one side and had Doc Holliday on the other. Since Holliday was a shotgun man, I removed the penny and had my F-I-L clean and enlarge the hole and inset the coin. Will post pics later. If anyone knows where I can get an original forearm, it would be greatly appreciated. I would have the 6/1 inset into the forearm.

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