Parker Reproduction 2 barrel set forends

[bruce willis]

On Parker Reproduction 2 barrel sets does each set of barrels have its own forend or just one that fits both sets of barrels?

[Dean Romig]

The only two-barrel set I had, a 20 ga. DHE, had just one forend that fit both sets perfectly.






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[bruce willis]

Thank you Sir. Was looking at a 12 gauge 2 barrel set but it has a single trigger. I want double triggers but are hard to find..

[Brian Dudley]

They all* had one forend for both barrel sets. At least for same gauge two barrel sets.

* the only case that I know of was in the event of 28/.410 sets. In that case there is a 28g forend and a 410 forend. Due to the extreme size difference in the tubes.

[bruce willis]

Are the barrels, forend, numbered to the receiver (all numbers matching)?

[Dean Romig]

Yes they are, all numbered alike.





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[Brian Dudley]

Are the barrels, forend, numbered to the receiver (all numbers matching)?



Additional forends could be purchased after the fact. And in those cases, the forends will have no serial numbers at all. Usually this was the case for beavertails.

[Greg Baehman]

They all* had one forend for both barrel sets. At least for same gauge two barrel sets.

* the only case that I know of was in the event of 28/.410 sets. In that case there is a 28g forend and a 410 forend. Due to the extreme size difference in the tubes.
Not all. Although the vast majority of new same gauge 2-bbl. sets were typically furnished with just one forend, there were a few same gauge 2-bbl. sets that were furnished new with two forends. We talked about them in this thread:

http://parkerguns.org/forums/showthread.php?t=4871

[Brian Dudley]

Sure, an example of a beavertail and a splinter.

I was speaking of two splinters.

[Greg Baehman]

Sure, an example of a beavertail and a splinter.

I was speaking of two splinters.

Sorry, I don't claim to be The Amazing Kreskin, or else I must have missed where you were speaking of two splinters.

[Brian Dudley]

Sorry, I don't claim to be The Amazing Kreskin, or else I must have missed where you were speaking of two splinters.

Of course, I was not clear.
No worries. I was more getting that the point that since Parker Repros were manufactured with such consistency in the parts with near true interchangeability, the need for barrels to have their own forends in a same gauge set, like Meriden guns, is really not there.

[Gerry Addison]

I owned a 12 gauge with 30" and 28" barrels and it had a splinter and beavertail both numbered to the gun. Rare bird!

[Tom Flanigan]

I had one 20 bore Repro but sold it. In the past I had mistakenly misjudged all Repro’s based on this gun. The checkering had many crooked lines and runovers. I had to take it all down and re-checker it with mullered borders. The finish was poly which was a bear to remove. I redid the barrels also, not that the gun needed it, but I wanted to have the old rust blue process.

I sold it soon after because it had a single trigger and, in my opinion, was too heavy for a 20 bore. It just didn't feel right to me.

[Bill Murphy]

My 28 gauge two barrel set has two beavertails, but one of the beavertails came from a CHE or BHE original 28 gauge, I forget which. It fits as well as the Repro forend, and looks better. I tried to contact the owner of the original Parker, but he would not respond to my efforts. Oh, well.

[Dean Romig]

Bill, the serial number might be a clue to the grade.





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[Barton F Reynolds]

Well...Owned Proto Type Sets ...One in 20 gauge 2 barrels and a 28 gauge 2 barrel Proto Type Set...Ordered from Regency Chemical .....Beavertail Forearms and Irons.
Those Sets are Out there Somewhere...I have Been Looking for 25 years...Wish I had NEVER SOLD THEM.

FYI...Proto Type..Serial Numbers Under 100..Also Pre Fix ...P-xxx

[Bill Murphy]

Dean, my extra beavertail is engraved like a C or a B and letters as a D. News flash! As of last night, I have completed a consecutive numbered three gun set, 28 gauge, 28", straight grip, double trigger, splinter. All three guns are in my shooting group. Many years ago, my two friends bought two of the three and I was almost ready to buy the third, but the price was a little high. Instead, I bought a two barrel set at the closeout from Guns Unlimited. The third gun appeared at an auction recently after having gone missing for decades. I was lucky to be the "aggressive" bidder. Living right, bidding high.

[Dean Romig]

Ah, so - It apparently wasn't priced a little too high this time so Congratulations on a great score!!





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[Bill Murphy]

Yes, Dean, this time the price was not too high, almost twice the price of the same gun twenty some years ago, but I just had to put the three gun set together. We just don't see many straight grip, double trigger, 28", 28 gauge guns, still in unfired condition. It arrived this week and it is very nice, just a little better than average wood. Unfortunately, there is no room in the case for the B or C grade beavertail. This will be my shooter, so I probably won't store the gun in the case anyway. My two barrel beavertail double trigger 28 gauge will now be retired. Prices on these 28" double trigger 28s are in the stratosphere with only the occasional exception. I'm a happy man.

[Gerry Addison]

How rare is that Bill! Really neat to have three!