Half Pistol Grip DH

[Rick Roemer]

Hello. I am a new member and have just received my 1st research letter back. Very Cool!

I have a couple questions regarding the letter. It states my gun was made in 1895 and had a half pistol grip stock. This is a DH 16 gauge on a 0 frame. What exactly does this look like? I have other Parkers and some have a capped pistol grip and some have a round knob similar to a Browning round knob Superposed. I do not know what Half Pistol grip means. Please help.

Also on another thread it mentions a "spur" Wondered what that is too.??

thanks in advance.

[Brian Dudley]

Generally speaking, A half grip is the round knob. Or a pistol grip without a cap.

In the Parker world, a spur would usually refer to the top side of buttplates that cut into the stock on guns made prior to the mid-20s.

[Mills Morrison]

Welcome! A DH 16 on a 0 frame is quite a desirable gun. What Brian says is correct

[Rick Roemer]

Thank you very much.

[Harold Lee Pickens]

Hey, Rick, what part of Ohio is Okeana in. I grew up, work, and own a farm in Belmont County, Oh--just across the river from Wheeling Wv

[Rick Roemer]

I sent the gun to Turnbull for a loose fore end repair. They called asking about the stock. Evidently a book they looked it up in said it should have a capped grip. Mine is a round knob. I sent for the letter and it clearly states 1/2 pistol grip. I guess they are looking in an incorrect book?

[Rick Roemer]

Okeana is a small farming community in Southwestern Ohio. Near to Oxford and Hamilton, Ohio. We live on a small farm here.

[Dean Romig]

A capped pistol grip is exactly what the name describes. A "pistol grip" was often used in the stock book to describe what we know as a half pistol grip or a round knob but is often confused to be a capped pistol grip. We need to be very careful in our interpretations of what is actually recorded vs what the gun demonstrates.

And "ball grips" are found almost exclusively on lifters though there are a very few known to be original on later guns.






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[Rick Roemer]

Ok thx Dean. My gun has a round knob and the research letter states half pistol grip so I assume this to be correct. What prompted me to get the letter was the conversation I had with Turnbull stating this gun should have a capped grip. Thank you for the clarification. I guess there are books out there with misinformation or folks are not interpreting info correctly.

[Dean Romig]

I think you may be right in that sometimes misinterpretation is the cause of the confusion.





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[Bill Murphy]

Type of grip is the most prevalent error in the Serialization Book. Turnbull probably used the serialization book as his reference.

[Rick Roemer]

I believe that to be true also. I have had good work done by Turnbull in the past. Very professional and excellent work. The conversation worried me because I believed this gun to be factory correct when I bought it. So glad I joined the PGCA and had a letter researched.

[Mark Ray]

I like marking in my serialization book when I discover "anomalies"...like my early Lifter shows PS for Plain Steel, when in fact it is a dollar grade damascus gun. woul you care to share the serial # of your gun?