Parker factory recoil pad

[Steven Adam Gray]

What recoil pads was parker using at the factory in 1928 on a vh gun gonna have the gun fitted to me and was wanting to keep it period correct as possible

Thanks, Steven

[B. Dudley]

By that time most any of the popular vintage pads would be appropriate.

[Drew Hause]

Lots of options by 1928, and modern repros are available
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...Q/edit?tab=t.0

Mrs. W.A. Davis at the 1917 GAH with a “Huntley Shock Absorber Pad”, which became the Jostam Sponge Rubber 2-Ply pad after WWI.

[Bill Murphy]

What frame size is your VH?

[Steven Adam Gray]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

What frame size is your VH?

0 frame sir

[Bill Murphy]

On an 0 frame gun, I would go for a No Shoc pad. I think Tony has repro No Shoc pads.

[Steven Adam Gray]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

On an 0 frame gun, I would go for a No Shoc pad. I think Tony has repro No Shoc pads.

Thank you sir, you referring to Connecticut?? They do have a decent selection of replica pads.

[Researcher]

The most popular pad in the late teens, 1920s & 30s was the JOSTAM ANTI-FLINCH --

Jostam Anti-Flinch catalogue entry.jpg

unfortunately, the one popular period pad that hasn't been reproduced. It was the standard pad for the lower grade A.H. Fox guns, numerous J. Stevens models, etc. Finding a NOS JOSTAM ANTI-FLINCH is getting pretty tough!!

CSMC's repro No-Shoc is the large size with 3 1/4" hole spacing and will require quite a bit of grinding to fit an 0-frame stock.

Another choice would be JOSTAM HY-GUN. The patent covering its design was granted Sept. 20, 1927. The HY-GUN repro is also a large size and will require a lot of grinding.

Jostam Hy-Gun, American Rifleman September 1929.jpg

[B. Dudley]

I have a few original hy-gun pads on hand in the smaller sizes.