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Unread 01-04-2020, 09:44 PM   #11
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I am not usually a big fan of stock carving. I do appreciate the workmanship when it is well executed, but to me, it usually looks tacky and gaudy. But, overall, this gun is pretty attractive and the workmanship is top notch. When carving is present, I much prefer it to be used along with checkering so that the two complement each other nicely. This gun is that case exactly.
It does look to me like the wood may possibly be original to the gun and the original checkering was just added to and embellished with the carving. And the additional engraving was added to the barrel.
The fitment of the pad may just be due to climate change and wood shrinking up some. It could be corrected easily if desired, or even better, get that white-line thing off of it and put a more appropriate pad on it.

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I love it. It should be taken to the range, carried and shot with pride. M
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Thanks for the info Brian & Mark. Yes, I really like the SBT, I was not looking for it, it just found me. I will install another time period correct replica butt pad, as soon as I can. I do plan on shooting it, as I do all my firearms, but there is something very special about this gun, and about the amazing craftsmanship, from a time period long past.

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That is a great gun Ralph. We appreciate you sharing it here. I would wager you are the only guy on this forum whose first Parker was a SBT.
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Not true Mike!
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When I read mikes post, I thought about Chuck, but ai could not remember the details of the story. If it was in fact his first parker or not.
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Chuck's grandfather's SC and it was a featured gun in the 2019 Peoples’ Choice awards.





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My "first and second" Parker, a SC and SB Single Barrel Trap Guns... would love to add a third Parker an A grade. A guy can only hope

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Thanks guys, for the great feedback. I have a few other doubles, all average field grade shooters, I have picked up over the years, but I never ran into a double Parker, in the grade and condition, that I could justify affording. I never knew Parker made an SBT until recently, my only other single barrel trap gun is a BT-99. My firearm collecting is very broad, pistols, rifles and shotguns, preferably the older verities.

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It`s possible the previous owner had Pachmayr Gun Works embellish the nice old Parker...

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