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Unread 11-12-2011, 09:09 AM   #1
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Stock of $250 grade SN 2344
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Unread 11-12-2011, 08:23 PM   #2
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Bruce, Thanks for posting those photo's of that stock,I have it's twin 2349 has the exact stock it is a 12 ga. I wonder if they made a few of these? does any one else have one? Would make a good story, The carving is most unusual Gary
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you could put all my stocks together and not come up with such a nice stock... charlie
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There was an article in the the Parker Pages a couple of issues ago with a stock like that. It really caught my attention. Very interesting.
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Beautiful! Almost a Germanic look to the stock treatment but very nice. Every time I learn more about the variety of work done by Parker craftsmen I am pleased and excited. Thanks for sharing Bruce.
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Unread 11-13-2011, 04:32 PM   #6
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I don't own this gun and am content to enjoy it vicariously. Gary, what I know is that not all $250 dollar grades had this stock carving so it must have been an ordered option . I have heard indirectly, and have not personally counted, that there are about 10-15 known examples. I have seen four. Yes, they are very special guns. Can you imagine going to Kolich or Trevallion today and asking them to replicate this stock?
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Those beautifully carved and scalloped $250 grade Parker stocks seem to be confined to serial numders in the low thousands - perhaps the time before King joined the company.

Tear drop shaped "drop points" appear on $200 and $250 grade guns in the 3000 s/n range. The fore end checking pattern on these guns was designed to straddle the original cross slide fore end attachment, and remained essentially unchanged.

What is the s/n of the latest $200 - $250 - A - B grade with tear drop drop points?

What is the s/n of the earliest with fleur de lis?

These would be great inputs to Josh for "Parkers Found"

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There was an article in the the Parker Pages a couple of issues ago with a stock like that. It really caught my attention. Very interesting.
That article was authored by Chairman John Davis but I don't know if that Parker belongs to John.
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Unread 11-14-2011, 08:44 PM   #9
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Merz Antique Firearms had one for sale like this. It was for sale for a while and it is now long gone. Did anyone get it?
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That would be an asset to my gunsafe.
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