Bill, if I type in a serial number larger than the 236XXX cutoff here's what one gets:
"Parker 236XXX was made in the Post 1934 Remington Gun period."
Doesn't say it's not a Parker but the inference (to this one student trying to learn) is that beyond 1934 the records are not worth keeping or are not worth reporting.
I'm sure the information exists in the TPS and I've probably read it (memory is the second thing that goes dammit!), but is it possible to learn anything about a Remington-era Parker from its serial number? Who ordered it? Where it went? For me that's one of the strongest allures for collecting Parkers. While I can't afford any Parkers with interesting provenance it's still a fun buzz to learn when a particular gun was made and where it went/who bought it.
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