New to me Parker Question

[esetter - Gerry Addison]

I just recently acquired a very nice original Parker 20 gauge DHE with 30 inch barrels, straight stock, double triggers, checkered butt, splinter forend, with no safety. Chokes are .027 in both barrels. It matches the Parker letter exactly except for LOP which may or may not be a misprint as it has the called for checkered butt. My question to all of you is would the no safety make the gun more or less valuable? The gun is in very nice all original condition with very pretty wood. I don't believe I've ever seen a 20 gauge with no safety before so I'm assuming it is a rather rare option.

[Double Lab]

I have a 30" VH 20 with no safety so I can't say how valuable or rare a no safety 20 is but I bet it's not very common. I can't hunt with it but it's perfect to shoot clays with. Sounds like a sweet gun. Enjoy.

[Jeff K.]

I have a 20 ga vhe with no dolls head or safety. It has 28" barrels. They are not common.

[Wild Skies]

A safety-less Parker might be more appealing to a narrow corner of the collecting market, but a Parker with its safety would hold significantly more value to me personally.

[Steiner]

Sounds like a great sporting clays gun. I have a 32" 20 gauge with no safety that i really enjoy shooting clays with.

[B. Dudley]

The gun would have been purpose ordered as a target gun. And would appeal more to someone today looking for that sort of gun.

[Reggie B]

I have a lonnnnnnnng barrel 20 with no safety as well.

[Alfred Houde]

My guess would be with 30" barrels, no safety, and both chokes basically XF, it was ordered as a target gun.

When was it originally manufactured/ordered?

[esetter - Gerry Addison]

Gun was built in 1911. Thanks for all the comments. Always interesting to hear everyone's different opinion and I appreciate your thoughts.

[Randy Roberts]

Gerry, does it have a regular or trap style comb ?