GHE 16ga 28"

[David Noble]

I found this several years ago at a very reasonable price and remember thinking it was such an odd configuration for a SKEET GUN that it was undoubtedly one of the Del Grego upgrades.
I decided recently to request a letter on it and was surprised to learn that it actually IS a real SKEET GUN. The serial number and Remington code place it's production in 1937 where it stayed in the Meriden warehouse until being moved to the Remington factory in 1939 and apparently it was still there around the time Remington stopped Parker production in 1942. I guess the fact that Parker and Remington only made 28 16ga GHE SKEET GUNS shows that they weren't hot sellers.
Only about 13% of all the SKEET GUNS made in all gauges (1098) had 28" barrels so it's probably safe to say less than 2 or 3 were made in that length in GHE 16 ga.
Please enjoy my album for more photos of this fine piece. http://parkerguns.org/forums/album.php?albumid=709

[Eric Eis]

Very Nice !

[Phillip Carr]

I second that! That's a very nice rare Parker.

[Dave Suponski]

Stunning David! Congratulations......:bowdown:

[Dean Romig]

A fabulous piece of Parker history - what a nice gun!...Congratulations!






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[charlie cleveland]

looks like the day they made her...charlie

[Marty Kohler]

My holy grail ...WOW...... That one got my attention. Just wonderful condition...Thanks for sharing....I'll keep lookin'......:)

[Larry Mason]

Thank you, David! Wonderful to see on a sleepless night.

[Chuck Bishop]

Congratulations David, you got lucky with the records. The Remington IBM cards just don't give much info other than basic build and in many cases it doesn't even list who the gun was sold to. Lucky for you there was that document from Remington which gave much more info on your gun and confirmed that it was made as a skeet gun. My guess is that it was manufactured in Ilion NY but used Meriden barrels with the rib inscription. Remington built Parker barrels didn't have the rib inscription. Beautiful gun in excellent condition!

[Alfred Houde]

Great looking gun. Thanks for sharing.

[Rich Anderson]

Very nice and with 28 inch barrels to boot. It just doesn't get any better. I sold a GHE 20ga skeet gun with 28 inch barrels in a moment of stupidity. Don't fall into that trap with this beauty.

[David Noble]

... I sold a GHE 20ga skeet gun with 28 inch barrels in a moment of stupidity. Don't fall into that trap with this beauty.

Hopefully I won't Rich, however my propensity to stupidity is sometimes linked directly to my desire for some other treasure that captures my fancy.

After acquiring this piece several years ago, I sold a VHE 12ga 26" SKEET that was 100% correct but lacked the condition of this gun. After reading the chapter on Parker Skeet guns I'm starting to believe that another gun I possess is also a Skeet gun. It is a VHE 20ga two barrel set 26" & 30" barrels with beaver tails, straight stock with checkered butt and Parker single trigger and is also in the 239XXX number range. My research letter on it didn't say anything about it being a Skeet gun but did confirm the extra barrels. The Parker story says they derived the tally for Skeet guns by observing the characteristics as listed in the stock books and IBM cards. Their chart of Skeet guns says that a certain number were fitted with extra barrels. Looking back now, I wish I had held on to the 12ga VHE Skeet. It would have made this an interesting little collection of skeet guns.:banghead:

[Gary Carmichael Sr]

That is a nice gun David! You my friend are lucky to own such a piece, they are seldom found like yours, congrats, Gary

[keavin nelson]

What a beauty, a G 16 Ga., I have an P 16 Ga. that I may have buried with me! Only gun I have ever doubled on grouse with!

Thanks for sharing

[Mark Garrett]

Very nice engraving on that gun !! Great find !!

[Pat Boccuzzi]

Spectacular parker, No reinforced lug on the barrel which is odd and we can only guess it was ordered and it was as is besides the forend. Any insight is always welcome.

P.s. If you get bored of it I have a little stable of straight stocks the if will thrive in.

Lucky guy and great parker.

[David Noble]

Thanks Pat!
It does however have a reinforced forearm lug and the beavertail is mentioned in the research letter so it is just as it was made.