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[Dean Romig]

Other than filling that ugly slot in the frame between the breech balls, nothing really

[Bill Murphy]

If the doll's head did anything at all to keep the barrels on face, Parker Brothers wouldn't have built pigeon guns and single trap guns without extensions or doll's heads. All Parker extensions and doll's heads are for looks only. 99.9% of Parkers that are loose on the face have doll's heads.

[Autumn Daze]

Bill,Thank You for your input here but I just don,t understand why Parker would use such a complex system as a dolls head if it served no purpose other than asthetics. From a machining stand point the dolls head would be a real pain to produce.

[Bill Murphy]

In the early sporting press, rib extensions used up thousands of lines of print in discussions pro and con. The Westley Richards doll's head was imitated by Lefever, Parker, and probably others. However, the Westley Richards DH was absolutely functional, having a locking slot at its rear. Other types of extensions, both locking and not, were considered neccesary for a gun to be considered a quality gun. However, the debate continued in the sporting press. Parker continued the doll's head because it was a prestige item and considered functional by many shooters, but probably not by Parker Brothers designers. Problems with bar distortion are not solved by the use of a doll's head. In Parker's case, bar distortion and breakage (if there ever was such a problem), was solved by the use of the radiused junction, not the doll's head.

[Autumn Daze]

Bill,Thanks for the explanation. Much appreciated.

[CSL]

Personally, I kinda like the look of early graded Parker's ordered Sans dolls head & safety.
As did early professional Parker shooter Frank Parmalee, that's the way he ordered his.

Best, CSL

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