Parker DHE 20

[Bruce Day]

Photo 1. Standard D grade stock with characteristic cheek drop points and standard Parker D checkering.

Photo 2. Where the stock is serial numbered.

Photo 3. G grade with stock cheeks without drop points and showing G grip checkering pattern.

Photo 4. V grade with stock cheeks without drop points and showing V grip checkering pattern.

The D is 1910, the G is 1910 and the V is 1925. All have the comb noses characteristic of those years.

[Ironman5]

I think that lamp might be designed after a Parker gun. See the hinge pin? I found that lamp in a thrift store about 10 years ago and have never seen another since.

Bruce, Looks like a restock from the pictures you posted. I think they did a nice job but not original. For the price I paid I'm probably still O.K. with the purchase. Maybe I won't feel so bad taking it out after woodcock now.

[Bruce Day]

I'm not saying either way, I haven't been asked.

For many years until about 10 years ago, Fajen gunstocks of Warsaw MO made repalcement gunstocks for Parkers that had kinda OK checkering, no drop points and the deep slanted thumb grooves, and sold them for about $125 not finished. The remainder of the old stock was just sold off a couple years ago. A lot of Parkers got these stocks. Usually, padded rubber butts were put on.

[George Lander]

L.V. & Bruce: Reinhart Fajen made some wonderful gunstocks at very reasonable prices. I have several SxSs that he restocked and regret that he is out of business.

Best Regards, George

[Bruce Day]

George, there was a difference between the Fajen fully finished stocks and the inletted and partially finished ones. Like about $800 or more.

[George Lander]

Bruce: I was speaking about his fully finished stocks and fore arms. I think that I paid him about $1,000 for the last one that he did for me, a Fox I believe, and I felt that it was a real bargain at the time. I still have the gun with a hard rubber buttplate marked Fajen.

Best Regards, George