The value of your gun would be enhanced immeasureably by getting rid of that horrible-looking recoil pad ASAP and having a period-correct pad such as a Jostam, Hawkins, Silvers or similar type rubber pad installed. The "California duck club" guns Dean refers to were a dozen or so guns made up for the Widgeon Duck Club by Parker Bros. and featured 32' barrels, tight chokes, and long chambers for duck shooting. Understand that every 20 or 28 ga. Parker with 32" barrels and tight chokes and long chambers were NOT necessarily "duck club" guns. These specifications were very popular in the early part of the century when Parker Bros. actively began pushing smallbore guns for all around use as part of a "cast a broad net" strategy to sell more guns, both to existing owners of larger bore Parkers as well as "newbies" wanting to try something new and different.
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