Trigger Guards

[David Penland]

Are Parker trigger guards sized to frame size? I need a trigger guard to fit a 16 gauge 0 frame. Where should I begin to look?

[Michael Tragesser]

Contact Galazan. I got one from them for a 16 gauge 'O' frame and it worked great.

[Brian Dudley]

The trigger guards on Parker guns are all the SAME regardless of frame size. Even on the massive 6 and 7 frame 8g. gun. The trigger guards look a little small on those.

If you need guards, I have a whole drawer full of guards from various grades of guns. Granted the engraved serial number would not match, but I can at least get you the proper guard for the grade. I am a little thin on straight grip guards right now.

FYI on the galazan straight grip guards. They are Parker Repro guards. and the length is different from original guards. By about 1/2"

[Dean Romig]

Longer or shorter than original Parker guards Brian?





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[Brian Dudley]

The Parker Repro straight grip guards are about 1/2" SHORTER than an original guard. And the screw spacing is different.

[Dean Romig]

Brian, do you know if they are also shorter than the Remington Parkers of which the Repros were copies?





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[Brian Dudley]

To my knowledge, Ilion built Parkers have the same guard dimensions as Meriden guns, but I cannot say for sure that i am correct in that assumption. Maybe someone with an Ilion built straight grip gun can provide some measurements.?

[allen newell]

What changes, if any, did Remington make after they took over parker?

[Dean Romig]

It's all in The Parker Story Allen... You have a copy don't you?

Aside from the changes and 'improvements' Remington made to the Parker shotgun listed in TPS we continue to learn of others.





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[Alfred Greeson]

I have Trojan 20's and VH 16's and the guards are different widths but appear to be the same length. The older guns have the wider guards.

[Brian Dudley]

Any variation in width would be no more than the variation in finishing from gun to gun.

[Bruce Day]

Parker trigger guards.

[Brian Dudley]

Bruce will not elaborate, so i will.

The difference one will observe between the two guards that Bruce posted is a function of the grade of gun. Not the gauge or frame size as originally questioned.
Grades B and higher had their guards more finely finished and thinned out in the rear of the bow.

[Bruce Day]

All true.

I just have a few old beaters so that I go road hunting with my buds, chase down my bird dogs and shoot those little birds up along the Canadian border.

[Mike Franzen]

Look at those two desperados hunting from the Royal Coach.

[Tom Flanigan]

The pictures Bruce posts are wonderful. I wonder how he has access to so many great Parkers. Incredible. Maybe all the guns are his. The only thing wrong with that picture is the towel it is on. It should be yellow or a nice a nice mullti colored paisley.

[Mike Franzen]

That is a vintage towel Bruce was lucky enough to pick up at a K Mart blue light special back in the day. It’s secret lies in the fact that any gun laid upon it looks better than the background.

[Elvin Ehrhardt]

The trigger guards on Parker guns are all the SAME regardless of frame size. Even on the massive 6 and 7 frame 8g. gun. The trigger guards look a little small on those.

If you need guards, I have a whole drawer full of guards from various grades of guns. Granted the engraved serial number would not match, but I can at least get you the proper guard for the grade. I am a little thin on straight grip guards right now.

FYI on the galazan straight grip guards. They are Parker Repro guards. and the length is different from original guards. By about 1/2"
Mr. Dudley, I have an 1884 Parker grade 1, 10 gauge that I am looking for a trigger guard to fit it. It has the English straight stock, so it requires the longer type guard. Do you by any chance have one of those and if so what would it cost? If not do you know where I might find one?

[Brian Dudley]

I would not sell one.

[Elvin Ehrhardt]

OK. Can I ask your advise for a possible alternative? Is it possible to construct one using a pistol grip type guard and welding some steel stock as an extension onto the guard?

[Brian Dudley]

Yes. I have done it a few times. Just did it the other day for a superfox actually.

[Elvin Ehrhardt]

OK, I have some cold rolled steel stock that I was going to use for it. Is that what you normally use? Also do you by any chance have a pattern for that purpose?

[scott kittredge]

OK. Can I ask your advise for a possible alternative? Is it possible to construct one using a pistol grip type guard and welding some steel stock as an extension onto the guard?

I have done it, i used coldroll welded to flat stock ,traced a factory trigger Guard on it shaped it to that and it came out very good. I never colored it so i don't know if it would have matched the front factory part of the guard. I did it for a restock 10 ga.

[Brian Dudley]

If you pm me your address, I would be happy to send you a tracing.

The only note about welding on an extension is that you will likely have to rust blue it once finished. I have found that nitre or hot bluing usually shows off a weld like crazy. But rust blue hides it very well.

[Elvin Ehrhardt]

Thanks Scott. That's basically what I was planning to do. My only difficulty is although I have a half dozen Parkers, this 10ga that I'm working on is the only straight stock I have right now. This leaves me without a pattern to work with, but I believe that using the inletting on the gun and screw hole positions along with some good close-up photos from mother straight stock Parkers will guide me to a workable solution.

[Jerry Harlow]

"...Granted the engraved serial number would not match, but I can at least get you the proper guard for the grade... "

Any engraver can remove the old number and put the correct number on them. Been there, done that.

[Elvin Ehrhardt]

Yes, I had already planned to do that myself. I've only been doing engraving for about 2 years now, but I can handle that kind of work and touch up work on some of my old guns.

[edgarspencer]

Yes. I have done it a few times. Just did it the other day for a superfox actually.

I would add that Brian did such an extension on a PG guard for a gun he restocked, straight, for me. I would defy anyone to know it was not original.