An Interesting GHE 20

[Bill Murphy]

Great gun. What's with those screws? I can't comment beyond that, because the original post is missing, and I don't have it memorized.

[Bruce Day]

Its not missing, Bill. Scroll up.

[Richard Flanders]

Thank you Bruce for the reposting of these pics. I'd have to say that it doesn't look original to me. Way too much wear around the firing pin holes and the receiver is a bit too polished under that case color... could be I've just not seen and unused Parker receiver, but that looks too shiny to me. Is there a chance that the patent date stamp on the table was only half stamped like that originally? Never seen and end blank in the rib matting that wide either... anyone else?? Seems the back edge of the stock cheeks is a bit too sharp and prominent also. And as Bill notes, the screws don't look unmolested by any means. Regardless, it certainly is a stunning gorgeous gun. Maybe these are just Remington era features that I'm clueless about.

[Bruce Day]

Remington features in a 221 SN gun?

[Dean Romig]

I think Bruce had previously inadvertantly posted a picture of the barrel flats from another gun with the 241XXX serial number. That picture is not included in this batch and the serial number showing in this batch is that of a 1926 or '27 Meriden gun.

[Ed Blake]

Thank you Bruce. That is an interesting gun. Someone used their 401K funds to buy that one.

[Bruce Day]

One never knows.

Several years ago I got a call from a fellow who said that he had purchased a nice 20ga VHE and gave it to a local gunsmith who told him that he could turn it into a an A-1 Special with gold for a total cost of $10,000. The fellow said the work turned out crappy and crude and the gun was ruined. He said he had found another another gunsmith who could do a better job, so he was searching for another 20ga V to turn over to him. It would be another $10,000 or so but he was hopeful that this time it would turn out to look just like those A-1 Specials he had seen in books. I referred the fellow to the Tulsa show.

[Bruce Day]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

I think Bruce had previously inadvertantly posted a picture of the barrel flats from another gun with the 241XXX serial number. That picture is not included in this batch and the serial number showing in this batch is that of a 1926 or '27 Meriden gun.

I originally posted two sets of photos. The first was the 221 GHE 20 which I re-posted. The second set was a 241 GHE 12 owned by a Nebraska friend. The G 12 is a high condition gun of which I know most of its history. I did not re-post photos of that gun.

[Dean Romig]

Thanks for the clarification Bruce.

Dean

[Richard Flanders]

Ooops. I guess the s/n is too early for even a transition gun. I don't have the s/n ranges in my head unfortunately. Thanks for the clarification Bruce.