Parker GHE single trigger 12 gauge 221168

[Brian H]

I picked this gun up about 5 years ago and sent it to Brian Dudley for stocking and screw work in 2014, it has been tucked away in my brothers safe for over year without me getting a decent look at it. The blank came from Cecil Freddie and as with most guns I have had restocked is above the typical grade you would expect but I think it goes well.

The gun was in fantastic original condition with barrel blue and case colour very strong. The stock was a mess with a cobbled up repair in the wrist, a nasty replacement forearm with no tip and buggered up trigger plate screws. It has 30" Special Steel tubes, ejectors and a single selectable trigger. I think the gun came together quite nice, I had Brian make dimensions with a recoil pad with the hopes of this being a clay target breaking machine.

Remington repair code stamps on the barrel flat..... CUU3 April 49, WPP3 Aug 45..... probably no luck on finding any data I assume? Maybe it was recased and barrels blacked. The chokes measure 0.010 and 0.010 maybe altered then vs. later as well.

Sorry Chuck but there is no data on this gun so no work for you. I did receive a letter with the gun stating it was purchased in the late 40's from Abercrombie & Fitch NYC by James WR Rennie who was a member of the Portage La Prairie Country Club on the Delta Marsh, Lake Manitoba. Apparently the Club members had access to the marsh that is at the furthest southern point of Lake Manitoba and Mr Rennie was avid waterfowl hunter up until his death in 1981. At that time it passed to his sons until 1991 when it went to Saskatoon Sask and then to me in 2011.

[wayne goerres]

Nice peace of wood and a great stocking job. I can't beleave the metal was that good. That's amazing. Can't comment on the stamping, like you I think they are repair codes.

[GH-16]

Very nice choice on the blank & the craftsman to do the work. You now have a Parker to be proud of.

I just love it when I see one of these great guns saved from the ravages of time for the present & future owners to enjoy.

[Researcher]

C = April, UU = 1949
W = August, PP = 1945

Guess I couldn't read the chart in front of me. Edited my post to the correct W = August this morning!!

[Brian H]

Thanks Dave, I was updating my post when you were adding your help.

[B. Dudley]

Brian,
Thanks for sharing. My comments on the metal condition on this gun. The trigger plate is cyanide colored, so not original. The rest of the frame is original CC. When the miller trigger was installed, the trigger plate would have had to be machined and re-hardened.

Thanks for ghe opportunity to be able to work on this gun. The wood was a good choice.

[Mills]

Beautiful work on the wood. Looks like a great gun to shoot.