Aftermarket Vent Rib?

[Reggie B]

1934 16 gauge transitional and 1930 20.

[C.O.B.]

I have #222223 a DHE 30 inch 20 with a vent rib. IIRC it's from 1926

[Researcher]

From a Parker Bros. "Flying Geese" catalog --

Rib Extension Notch.jpeg

[johnhurt]

i used to own 222,223 many years ago, and always wondered what happened to it. regretted selling it off. it had a straight grip, factory beavertail and VR, and a Miller single trigger. did you know that it originally had a second set of barrels? i am certain that the second barrel set would have been 26" skeet/skeet VR. i used to advertise to find that second barrel set, at a time before the internet (and before parker collecting club had organized itself) to no avail. i am an advanced collector, just not of parkers, owning only a couple, and am not a member of that collecting club. just joined this forum so i could respond to finally relocating this particular gun. jc hurt

[Bill Murphy]

The picture the original poster sent would indicate a doll's head that doesn't fit quite flush. That poor fit brings into question the originality of the barrels. However, it would be very unusual to find a gun with a retrofitted set of ventilated rib barrels. More pictures would give more information.

[C.O.B.]

Originally Posted by johnhurt

i used to own 222,223 many years ago, and always wondered what happened to it. regretted selling it off. it had a straight grip, factory beavertail and VR, and a Miller single trigger. did you know that it originally had a second set of barrels? i am certain that the second barrel set would have been 26" skeet/skeet VR. i used to advertise to find that second barrel set, at a time before the internet (and before parker collecting club had organized itself) to no avail. i am an advanced collector, just not of parkers, owning only a couple, and am not a member of that collecting club. just joined this forum so i could respond to finally relocating this particular gun. jc hurt

I have this gun. I bought it from Steve Barnet almost 20 years ago. I didn't know it had a second set of barrels.

[Larry the Gun Guy]

As inspired by this thread, I'll have to look more closely at my 30" vent rib DHE 28 gauge to see if it's original or after market. The book doesn't recognize it in the options section and now I know why that could be, thanks to Dave N.
Always something to learn on this site.

[Bruce Day]

Check for the serial number stamped under the rib. Between the second and third posts if I remember correctly.
You will likely need a dental mirror to see it.

[Jeff K.]

234060 is a dhe 16 vent rib with the notch. It has 30" barrels.

[Randy Roberts]

Another clue to examine is the rib legend. On the VR guns it will be hand engraved vs roll stamped. The difference is actually quote easy to spot when you compare the two styles side by side. The top pic being a VR gun, the bottom of a solid rib.