VHE stock.

[david ross]

Hi All.:)
The stocks on most vh and vhe Parkers have quite plan wood. But my gun
also a vhe 12 bore has a little better wood why? Would this be a upgrade
ordered from Parker when new. But who would care a Parker with any grade wood
is a gun to be proud of.
A pict or two.
All the best Dave.:bigbye:

[Rich Anderson]

That's a very nice gun. I have found that the wood used is sometimes nicer even in the lower grades during the Remington era of Parker history. When was your gun made?

[Richard Flanders]

That looks more like earlier G grade wood. My Remington era VH12 (1936) has gorgeous blondish wood with some figure. Much nicer than earlier stocks.

[Brian Dudley]

Based on the style of the checkering and shaping of the stock, it is a later manufactured gun.

And it was not uncommon for V grade guns into the 1920s and later to use much nicer wood than their earlier counterparts.

I likely do not need to point out that the case colors on your gun are not original and have been restored.

[Dave Noreen]

Hard to get much plainer than my 1930 VH-Grade 20-gauge --

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/Ansleyone/Parker/193020-gaVH-Gradestockright-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/Ansleyone/Parker/193020-gaVH-Gradestockleft.jpg

[david ross]

That's a very nice gun. I have found that the wood used is sometimes nicer even in the lower grades during the Remington era of Parker history. When was your gun made?

Hi Rich.
It is a Remington made Parker 1937.
Thanks Dave.

[David Holes]

REMINGTON ERA SKEET GUN

[david ross]

Hi David.
Thats a very nice gun you have there.
All the best Dave.

[Daryl Corona]

Another Remington era skeet gun. 20ga., 28" in the 240xxx range. Interesting note to George Purtill- the grip cap and rib are marked Parker Bros. Meriden,CT.

[George M. Purtill]

Interesting note to Daryl Corona- if you bring that gun along next time I'm gonna steal it.

[Daryl Corona]

Memo to G. Purtill;
You were going to steal my VHE 12, you practically stole that gorgeous A grade Fox and now the 20ga. skeet"? Well.... what's a buddy for? I'll drag it up to the Rock to drive you crazy.:)
Seriously, what about the Meriden CT markings?
Both Davids and Richard: how are your Remington guns marked on the rib and the grip cap?

[George M. Purtill]

As you will read in my upcoming research article, your gun being 240XXX is a Meriden Remington Parker and WOULD have Meriden markings. As we all have learned, the exceptions can rule. The first Ilion guns are 241XXX and USUALLY have a blank rib and sometimes an Ilion grip cap. But...... they were Yankees and the Connecticut guys who went north to Ilion were "Swamp Yankees" like me and they tended to use up what they had.

[Daryl Corona]

Can't wait to read your article. I have 4 Rem. Parkers- if you need to see them I could get them to you, otherwise if you need any info off them just ask.

Let me know about the "Rock" shoot as I'm going to make reservations this week

This will probably be addressed in your article, but what year,or serial # range did they start stamping Parker on the bottom of the receiver?

Sorry... this was supposed to be a PM and have no idea how to move it there.

[George M. Purtill]

The first Remington Meriden parker is said to be 236XXX. But as Ralph English's old thread taught us, there were MANY transition guns that had neither Parker on the side nor the bottom. Then Parker became solely on the bottom. That is a good question- when did it start and based on the way Parker batched guns, it is probably impossible to narrow it to a single gun.

Yeah I apologize to David - we have messed up your thread with this drivel.

[Brian Dudley]

Daryl,
Based on the apparent buffing line on the frame, your skeet gun has been fefijished by DelGrego. And also restocked, I suspect. Based on the typical Delgrego comb flute, not really correct to any original Parker.

[Richard Flanders]

My S-Gripped VH12 has on the bbls, "PARKER BROS. MAKERS. MERIDEN, CT. USA. VULCAN STEEL. This inscription is framed by arrows pointing inward towards the text. S/N 239189