Checkered Butt Question

[Reggie Bishop]

Anyone ever seen a Parker checkered butt in this design? I haven't.

[Daryl Corona]

Nope, not me and I've got 5 of them.

[Brian Dudley]

Lets see the rest of it.

[Dean Romig]

I haven’t seen such a checkering pattern but is sure of Parker quality and could very well be original. Definitely a Grade C or higher.





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[Reggie Bishop]

It is a DHE 20. I don't have any other pictures.

[Dean Romig]

I would have expected a higher grade, but anything is possible with Parkers.





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[edgarspencer]

I don't think it's Parker, and is too different from any of the 'normal' deviations from standard. The corner transitions aren't that good either.

[Dean Romig]

Anyone ever seen a Parker checkered butt in this design? I haven't.


Okay Reggie, fess up. Where’d you get the picture? And do you have any evidence of the make of the gun?





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[Reggie Bishop]

It’s a 20 gauge skeet listed on GI. The gun looks legit all but the checkered butt. I have no interest in the gun but having owned 3 checkered butt Parkers I had never seen that pattern.

[Mike Koneski]

Could be legit Reggie? Heck, Mills and I both have 20g Trojans with checkered butts.

[edgarspencer]

I've never had a Parker with a checkered butt, and they really aren't my thing, but(t) from those I've seen, there seems to be a style harmony with the wrist checkering. The one Reggie shows doesn't remind me of any grade wrist checkering on a Parker.

[Dave Noreen]

To my eyes the butt in question shows a kinship to some of the beavertail checkering patterns of DHE and above.

[Brian Dudley]

The bottom looks parker-esque, but the top looks straight from outer space. Very different.

[David C Porter]

Too crude to be an original Parker.