Parker CHE 3" Chambers 24212x serial

[Mike O'Malley]

This is a CHE 3" chambers, 32" barrels, single trigger and english stock. I am not selling the gun, just want to find information on it. It is a late Remington gun. The engraving looks factory and does not have the dogs on it. Any information would be appreciated.

[Bill Murphy]

That is a factory 3" magnum gun like we have recently discussed on this forum. A really nice and rare gun.

[Dean Romig]

The forend looks to be original but the buttstock is a replacement and wasn't done true to an original buttstock.

The engraving appears original and likely done to order. The standard engraving for a Grade 4 of that late period would have had dogs, as you know, and likely would have had gamebirds or an antlered animal on the floor plate.

And I don't recognize that style of engraving with the stippling in void spaces as being that of Robert P. Runge. Perhaps it was done by Charles Forrest who came on in 1937 but I don't know if he went to Ilion when Remington moved the Parker Gun operation there.


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[Brian Dudley]

The gun is very atypical and likely was a special order from a customer requesting there to be no game or dogs on the gun. The stippling around the edges of the scroll is a very different treatment for a Parker, other than on the SC single barrels.

The buttstock on your gun is a non-factory replacement.

[Dean Romig]

Mike O’Malley - please contact me at dsromig@aol.com or text me on my cell 978-621-9338.





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[Mike O'Malley]

Thank You

[Mills Morrison]

Very interesting and desirable gun! The buttstock may be a negative but there are many more positives

[John Davis]

Great gun.

[Dave Noreen]

This is the fourth of these very late Remington era 12-gauge 3-inch guns to surface since I've been keeping track and three of them are CHEs.

[charlie cleveland]

we were just talking about 3 inch factory parkers and what a nice one shows up...charlie

[Gary Bodrato]

On most DelGrego upgrades Robert P Runge seems to have engraved is name in the edges of the trigger plates usually well hidden but decipherable, I do not know if he signed his work as a Parker -- Remington employee. There appears to be a "P" visable along the top edge of the trigger plate in that photo, but only a photo of the trigger plate at a closer range will tell

[Rich Anderson]

This came from Alex Kerr's in Beverly Hills a two barrel set. The engraving is definitely a departure from the norm on a G grade.

[charlie cleveland]

I wonder how many 3 inch chambered guns did parker build...would you count the 2 7/8 chambered guns in with the 3 inch guns....charlie

[Dean Romig]

would you count the 2 7/8 chambered guns in with the 3 inch guns....charlie



Yes Charlie.




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[Rich Anderson]

Charlie I have a BHE 20 with factory 3 inch chambers and 32 inch barrels. I think more were made than people might think. This was one of the so called California Duck Club guns.

[charlie cleveland]

that would be a treat killing a limit of green heads with that 3 inch 20 ga....charlie

[Stan Hillis]

I agree Charlie. Though mine is not a 3" chambered gun I will be giving my DHE 32" 20 ga. "a shot" at woodies and mallards this coming season. Fortunately, I have acquired a nice sized stash of 20 ga. RST Nice Shot and Griffin & Howe bismuth for it. It's already proven itself as a dove gun extraordinaire, but now it's time to try some "bigger game".

[Bill Murphy]

I have a 3" 20 gauge barrel set off an A-1 Special two barrel set. However, it will never see a 3" magnum shell as long as I own her.