Parker Grips

[Bruce Day]

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[Rick Losey]

as always
great post Bruce

thanks for tossing in the flyrod :bigbye:

in the last ball grip picture - the one with the crescent moon - is that another nail hole between the inlay and the end of the trigger guard? I wonder if a circle had been cut down

[Bruce Day]

Its a dent.

The rod is a 1934 Parker-Hawes. Approximately 230 were made through the association of Charles Parker and Merritt Hawes, son of Hiram Hawes, grandson of H L Leonard. They were intended to be the A-1 Special of rods, and by reputation are. They cost the same as a D grade shotgun.

[Rick Losey]

yes Hawes rods and occasionally the Parker-Hawes rods show up in discussions on the the bamboo rod board, AKA Clark's Classic Bamboo Rod Forum. Always well received.

like this lucky guy

http://classicflyrodforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=69&t=72487&p=587878&hilit=parker#p587878

I have not had the pleasure of having one in hand yet.

[Fred Verry]

Bruce, in the fourth photo, the size of the checkered diamonds on the shooters left side of the grip (rt. side of photo) appear to be much smaller than the other side. Is this an optical illusion or are they actually finer? Is the stock set up set up with cast off? Thanks for more great photos.

[Bruce Day]

Just the light, Fred.