Something that adds a little mystique for some to high-grade Parker Reproductions is the differing treatments to the cheek checkering of the A-1 Specials shown above. One has the more customarily found fleur-de-lis, the other is sans this embellishment - which is more typical of the BHE-grade. Having said this, you’ll find a few A-1 Specials that do not have the fleur-de-lis. The addition or ommiting of the fleur-de-lis, I presume, was at the whim of the craftsman doing the checkering.
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