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Originally Posted by Adam Cogley
I also had someone tell me that it was common for folks to send their guns back to Parker to have 28.5 inch barrels fitted to them, which would explain the barrel lenght and matching serial numbers.
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Adam, that is
entirely incorrect and is a figment of that person's imagination.
Was it the seller who told you that?
In fact, it was not common at all that a Parker shotgun was sent back to the factory for shorter barrels. Yes, it was done and we have factory records of it having been done - but it was a pretty rare occurrance.
My guess is that the muzzles of your gun may have been damaged and they were cut back just past the damage (it would have been cheaper to do the job yourself with a hacksaw than to send it to Parker Bros. for the work.) or - as is the case with a lot of barrels that have been cut - it was done to attain more open chokes than were originally cut into the 30" barrels - again, being more economical than sending it back to Parker to open the chokes properly.
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