1928 SBT Upgraded?

[Bill Murphy]

Wow. What a nice SB. I would buy that gun.

[Ralph Miller]

Thanks, I plan on doing a letter soon. It would be nice to know the modification origins. I recently retired from aerospace, so I am getting around to playing with my favorite hobbies. I bought this SB in 2019 and then bought the Parker Books, amazing history on a fine company and shotgun. Last year I finally purchased my first Parker double from a friend. It is a nice 1892, PT, H, 0, C, 12, 30 Dam barrels, #2 frame. I have many different firearm collecting interests, and I now plan on doing more shooting, now that I am retired.

Ralph

[Ralph Miller]

I just sent off the PGCA Research letter.

Thanks for the info.

Ralph

[edgarspencer]

The curvature of the wrist doesn't look like Parker, and the checkering appears finer. The Germanic carving, in my opinion, was done by a skilled hand, who probably did a lot of that work, and was likely a German craftsman. Same for the fore end. The added engraving is quite good.
As to the comb shape, there are stock people, and then there are stock people. I had one of those correct a Delgrego nose to a Meriden nose, and frankly, he got it right.

[Ralph Miller]

Thanks for the feedback.

"The curvature of the wrist doesn't look like Parker, and the checkering appears finer. The Germanic carving, in my opinion, was done by a skilled hand, who probably did a lot of that work, and was likely a German craftsman. Same for the fore end. The added engraving is quite good."

I agree, probably performed by another engrave & wood carver.

I am hopeful that The Parker Letter investigation can uncover what the Remington work tag numbers stamped on the barrel indicate, what work was done. LK3 (Feb 1941) and ANN3 (Mar 1944). That may indicate additional engraving and carving in-side, or outside the Remington factory?

[edgarspencer]

As Brian and Dean have indicated, a PGCA research letter will only reflect how it left the factory, and any subsequent work Parker performed. Since it’s quite unlikely the carving and engraving was done by Parker, that work would not be addressed.

[Pa SxS]

Ralph, your research letter went in the mail today. Unfortunately the information contained in the letter is only based on the stock book entry, the order books ended in December 1919. Any special work asked for would have been entered in the order book.

It's a SB grade gun. The engraving on the action is original. I can't tell if the case colors are original but based on the case colors on the fore-end iron, I don't think they are. The engraving on the barrel is not of the quality that either guns manufactured in Meriden or Ilion NY. Looks very large and not like the rest of the scroll engravings. The fore-end and stock may or may not be original. The carving has a definite Germanic style. I don't see a mullard boarder on the checkering. The nose flute looks good but the best way to tell if the wood is original is to separate the metal from the fore-end wood and lift the trigger guard tang out of it's channel and rotate it 1/4 turn CCW. You should see the S/N's stamped in the wood plus a #5 stamped in the trigger guard channel. Personally I don't think the wood is original to the gun.

Unfortunately we don't know what the Remington repair codes mean, we only know the month and year the gun was returned for service.

If your pleased with the gun, that's all that counts. Go out and shoot it, that's what it was made for and before you ask, as long as the barrel is within specs, you can shoot any modern trap load.

[Ralph Miller]

Hi Dean, I apologize, I have not been checking my private messages, and did not see yours. I will send you some pics on the SB for you to view. I did do a letter thru PGCA and it did not indicate the level of beautiful engraving and wood carving of the stock and forearm, that it has. It indicated a B grade SB when leaving the factory. The key to to this mystery is in the Remington Service Tag codes stamped on the barrel, LK3 Feb 1941 & ANN3 March 1944. If we could see what they said they may have performed the additional engraving & wood carving?

[Bill Murphy]

Ralph, what is the serial number of your 1932 Superposed? I have two 1932 Supers that are just a couple of digits apart. Harry, who built your Trojan?