Question about forend checkering patterns on BH(E)'s

[Craig Larter]

I have a BHE bottom gun 111xxx, circa 1902 that letters as a BH. It now has ejectors and forend checkering that is not consistent with BH"s made in 1902. The top gun shows what would be typical of the early period. When did Parker go to the full forend checkering on the BH(E)'s?? Can I assume that the conversion to ejectors was made during that later period and when would that be??? I assume when a gun was converted to ejectors new forend wood was required?? Thanks Craig

[Don Mills]

Craig,
I have a DH that letters with a fully checkered forend as an option. Perhaps that is what the one has. I will see if I can find the letter later this evening.

[Dean Romig]

Craig, I would presume that to be the case but I would expect Parker or Remington, whomever did the ejector conversion, to have asked the customer of his preference of checkering patterms... assuming it wasn't "checked all over" to begin with.





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[B. Dudley]

I would not necessarily call a full cover checkered forend as “standard” on grade 5 guns in a given period. Maybe somewhat more common on later guns. But either the multi-point pattern or full cover would be appropriate for the grade.

[Researcher]

I just thumbed through my catalogs and the large catalogs (flying Brandt, pine cones, etc.) show the full coverage on the Qualities AH(E) and BH(E) well before those thrifty Yanks sprung for a new cut of the AH(E) and BH(E) for the pocket catalogs. First pocket I have with the full coverage is 1927.

[Dean Romig]

Actually, according to pg. 308 of TPS in the Grades section, seems to indicate the full coverage checkering pattern was in fact a standard pattern. But the B grade could be ordered with any feature (within reason and good taste) that a customer wanted, and if fully checkered forend was available it seems to have been ordered at least as often as the C-grade style of checkering.


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[Craig Larter]

OK thanks all, I thought I could pin down the date the ejectors were added based on the checkering style of the forend, no such luck. One other question. The forend with the full checkering is more blunt/rounded at the tip. Is that any clue to the time period made?
Don the letter says noting about checkering style.

[Don Mills]

Craig,
I found my letter this morning and as much as I thought it mentioned it, it doesn’t. Not sure where I thought I saw fully checkered as an option. The mind does some interesting things as I get older.

[Reggie B]

There was a DHE 20 gauge w/ 30" barrels that sold a couple of years ago that had a letter stating the gun was to have a fully checkered forend. I reviewed the letter and the gun.

[Dean Romig]

Generally speaking Craig, the more rounded or blunt forend is how Remington would have made it. Not saying yours was done by Remington but that is a distinct possibility.

Are there any Remington service codes on the barrel flats?




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