Parker 20 ga questions

[Ruff Hunter]

Yup, the forend does look different and the lack of a steel forend tip in a Parker (that is not a beavertail) is unusual. Perhaps that was a late era Remington variation? I don't know, but someone on this forum will.

[Autumn Daze]

Looks to me that the gun was restocked. The wrist checkering patter looks to be in the D grade style but without the drop points on the cheeks. The forend checkering pattern looks to be V grade. Parker guns had the forend tip until the end of production except for Trojan grade guns. Still in all a very nice gun.