Laminated Steel and Twist on display here. While these guns are similar in their dimensions, the English gun weighs in at 6lbs11 and the Parker is closer to 7 1/4 lbs. At the end of a long day of hunting, that 1/2 of a pound will likely be noticeable to me (in a good way!) but... what I will likely miss are the chokes in the Parker (full & full), the British gun was made before choke boring.