Research letter on 36"Parker V Grade

[Jeff Sweeter]

Would the barrels have been rest stamped then?I don't see any evidence of that.

[Researcher]

This gun has some type of after-market ejectors. They don't look like C.A. Fisher or Moran & Wolfersberger ejectors that I've seen before. Coming out of the Dakotas Fisher is certainly a suspect though. The forearm Iron appears to be the #2 forearm from 95xx0?

Some time back, someone posted pictures of a 20-gauge CH(E) two-barrel set. The ejectors on the #2 set of barrels look similar to this gun --

91964 02 20-gauge CH(E) after market ejectors number 2 barrels.jpg

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Jeff Sweeter

Would the barrels have been rest stamped then?I don't see any evidence of that.

When Parker Bros. fitted those barrels to the new frame they would naturally have re-numbered the barrels to the frame.





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[Jeff Sweeter]

Well,after closer inspection of the serial number on the barrel it looks like I can see a 1 and a 4 under the current number,so these possibly were restamped from another gun.But where do the 32 inch barrels fall into play that were listed with gun # 133140? The gun now weighs 9 lb.2 oz by my scale.I checked my scale with a new 10 lb.bag of bismuth from roto metals and it was right on 10 lbs.

[Matt Buckley]

This is one of the most unusual Parker letters I have seen. I recommend to Jeff to have the experts on the forum take a look and see what they say. Even though it is not factory original it is a hell of a duck gun. If it were mine I would have a nice splinter forearm made for it and and have fun shooting ducks with bismuth in the fall.

[Jeff Sweeter]

So Parker took a new frame,and stock and attacked those barrels and then serial numbered it as a new gun?The guy I bought this gun from said he purchased it from a guy who said his dad belonged to a shooting or hunting club and supposedly the club ordered the gun.I am going to try to track down the person I bought it from and see if I can trace it back.

[Jeff Sweeter]

I do like the way the gun feels with the beaver tail as I have a couple other Parkers with the original splinter forend.But I might see what it will cost to have a new forend and correct iron made or used one fitted,and also might check into a different stock.This stock is pretty high for me for hunting.Ill admit I missed the first few ducks with it till I figured out to aim a little lower.The other Parkers I have all have low combs,which are too low for my preference.

[Jeff Sweeter]

This is me with a double I got with this gun.

[Jeff Sweeter]

A hunting buddy took this of me in my blind with this gun.A little Sunday humor.

[Jeff Sweeter]

Didn't think of this earlier,but would gun # 133140 with the 32 inch barrels have been a 2 barrel set and these barrels were sent back to Parker to make it's own complete gun? Or were these barrels added to gun #133140 at a later date and then sent back in to add a complete gun?Any way to tell?