Remington 1/2 Frame Parkers

[Robert Johnson]

Parker Brothers DH 12 gauge, Skeet/Skeet chokes, 28” barrels with ivory bead, built on the ½ frame. Features include a beavertail forearm, double triggers, black walnut stock, skeleton butt plate, and all matching serial numbers. Weighs in at a sleek 7 lbs on my bathroom scales.

From what I can gather, few Parkers were ever built on the ½ frame—and a DHE 12 gauge, Skeet/Skeet, double triggers, and Beavertail setup ? That’s unicorn territory?

Serial number 241883 places it in the final years of Parker production, made in Ilion, NY under Remington—likely between 1938 and 1941. That makes it one of the last Parkers built, and possibly the only known 12-gauge half frame with this configuration.

Only stamp as a DH but it has ejectors so it is a DHE?

This one’s got me scratching my head and grinning ear to ear. Rare bird? Hidden gem? You tell me…