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Unread 03-24-2018, 08:45 PM   #11
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Looks more like a manatee tail.

Do you remember the Parker with the original beavertail with the huge lump thet the shooter rested in his palm? And the Parker with the stock that had the weird sloping comb that sloped up and away from the shooter's face?
Both were original examples of what Parker Bros would do upon a customer's request.





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Not sure what’s worse, the forend or the Simmons vent rib!
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Wide is one thing, but a belly in a forend just destroys the lines of the gun.

Other posters are right about mentioning the work thag had to have been involved to make that forend work. Not only are super long screws needed, but either the barrel lug of hook on the latch would have been needed to be extended, by nearly an 1”! Likely the hook on the latch.

A new latch, new screws and new wood would do wonders for that gun.
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That is definitely a love it or hate it gun. If you like unique guns with extreme features, then that is the gun for you.

No doubt that the form of that gun is maybe....butt ugly to most, to put it politely. When I first saw the post like others, I wondered as to how the heck the hardware would work on that fore-arm and that could be quite a feat as Brian suggested. I also think that gun had a distinct purpose, hunting probably not one of them. I also don't think it a trap gun due to length of barrel and choke. However given the short barrel, chokes as described in listing, and the weight forward profile I would think the function of that on a skeet course could help produce some interesting scores. Looks like an interesting experiment. Don't know if it worked or not, but obviously some one commissioned the work of a skilled gunsmith to put that all together on a decent piece of wood.

Since we don't see a whole lot of them out there, guess just consider it a one off relic in the heap of good thought, bad idea gun modifications. As others pointed out, maybe there is some salvage value of that forearm since it does have extra wood, guess it could be reshaped and maybe gun purchased at a deep enough discount to make sense to accommodate a reasonable repair.
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It's a trap shooter thing. If you want to see some odd gun mods, hang out at a trap range for a day or two.
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Too bad it's at CSMC for pricing. I would like to own it at a fair price. I bet the gun will letter to a known NSSA shooter of the early days.
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This example was posted recently on the fox facebook page. Nearly the same. Different gun. Interesting...

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I would call that one a double splinter one on bottom of the other. Bobby
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Is that a Sterly or a higher grade ejector gun?
It appears to have some engraving but when I try to enlarge the pic on my phone it just goes blurry.





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Is that a Sterly or a higher grade ejector gun?
It appears to have some engraving but when I try to enlarge the pic on my phone it just goes blurry.





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Looks like an A grade.
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