New Member from Virginia

[Tom]

I recently acquired a very nice Parker BH, 81666, built in 1894 with 30 in. DD barrels, straight stock, and no safety. It was shipped to Kentucky in 1895 and then returned in 1898 for cleaning and general upkeep under a different name, according to it's Parker letter. At this time the Parker has an appropriate Parker pistol grip stock with the name Harvey L Clark engraved on the gold insert (which is different than the two above names), a safety, and appropriate Parker ejectors. The ejector plate has the right serial number but a 1901 patent stamp which is 7 years newer than the gun itself. There is no apparent record of when the stock was changed or the ejectors added. Does this make the gun a BHE or a BH with ejectors? Any thoughts or information would be greatly appreciated. Becoming a "Parker Owner" is opening up a whole new level of s x s ownership to me. Thanks, Tom

[Mills]

Welcome, Thomas!

[Dean Romig]

If the ejectors were originally fitted by Parker Bros., or even Remington, it is a BHE.
Parkers with non-Parker ejectors are considered to be, in the case of a BH, a BH "with aftermarket ejectors" or in the case that the manufacturer of the ejectors is known, a BH "with the 'XYZ' ejector system."





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[Tom]

Thanks for the information you provided me. A gunsmith friend that repaired one ejector that was not functioning initially said it was a Parker ejector system. One ejector spring was bent or out of alignment which is what he expected it would be. My problem is I don't have any history on the gun past 1898 except that sometime later it had the appropriate pistol stock for a B grade including a Jostam pad and a different name in the insert and ejectors that fit the Parker splinter stock and that had the 1901 patent stamp, as well as, the proper serial no.

[Twice Shooter]

Welcome Thomas. What part of Virginia?

Tom

[Tom]

Norfolk, The Navy brought us here 45 years ago from Western NY and we stayed.

[Twice Shooter]

Smart man.

[Alfred Houde]

That's debatable, LOL.

The Navy sent me to WNY, and now I find myself looking for excuses to go back for good.

Welcome Thomas.

[Tom]

I miss hunting in the Southern Tier around Ischua and pheasant in Niagara county. We do not miss the cold winds off Lake Ontario from October to May.

[Dean Romig]

Right, like 30" of snow off the lake last week...





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