You Like Long Barrelled DHE Parkers?

[Hixie]

This is a really nice gun save for the vent rib. I am not a vent rib guy for SXS guns and this gun was much nicer without it in my opinion. I never noticed the "L" and "R" before on a Parker...are those factory?

[Kirk Potter]

Looks like a single trigger gun converted to double?

[Hixie]

I wonder if that hole behind the "R" under the trigger guard is a remnant from a single trigger?

[Craig Budgeon]

It is.

[Milton C Starr]

Seems like for 16k you could get a lot nicer Parkers .
The seam where the vent rib starts looks pretty crude , like the original was cut off at that point and that new one tacked into place .

[Bill Murphy]

It isn't a pretty sight. If it is a real factory 34" gun, it might be worth a couple of grand to remove the rib and reinstall a solid rib. Where would you get such a thing?

[Milton C Starr]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

It isn't a pretty sight. If it is a real factory 34" gun, it might be worth a couple of grand to remove the rib and reinstall a solid rib. Where would you get such a thing?

A original rib or just one made to look like the original ?
Merrington can make a new rib for 500$+
I would think the dolls head could be made to look better too by having material added then properly shaped .

[Randy Roberts]

At an asking price of $16,900 this would not qualify for a project. It would not bring that price if the rib was right.

[Milton C Starr]

Originally Posted by Randy G Roberts

At an asking price of $16,900 this would not qualify for a project. It would not bring that price if the rib was right.

That vent rib doesnt look this one which im assuming is a actual Parker bros vent rib . The fit on this one is alot nicer and about 7k less .

[B. Dudley]

Originally Posted by Milton C Starr

That vent rib doesnt look this one which im assuming is a actual Parker bros vent rib . The fit on this one is alot nicer and about 7k less .

Yes, that is a factory rib that you posted a picture of. BUT... it is a gun that had a VR from inception. Not a converted VR.

Factory original VR guns have a high flat topped frame. Vs. standard ribbed guns have a concave frame at the rib extension. This is immediate indication as to if a gun had a VR from the day it was ordered and build.

Now... guns could have been converted to VR at the factory on a return for work. In this case, a VR is installed in the normal manner, but the flat ramp has to be blended into the concave rib extension. It always results in a little bit of a funky transition, but factory done work, either by Meriden or Remington is pretty well done and clean.

Major ways of verifying that the VR conversion as factory done is the construction of the rib, the matting the makers mark which will be hand engraved only in the proper style.

The subject gun that started they thread WAS converted to VR at some time and it is NOT a factory work using factory parts. It also was a SST to DT conversion and I also question the originality of the buttstock. The checkering at least is not original. But the grip and comb are off looking to me.