serial # 90681??

[Jim DiSpagno]

Good morning gentlemen. I recently acquired a parker CH serial # 90681. Stock has some issues and the Parker buttplate was broken. All numbers match. NOW for the bad part. Some IDIOT cut the barrels to 22 1/8" and did a horrible job. Any ideas as they were Titanic steel 2 frame 3-8 weight originally? It is a straight grip stocked gun. Can't do high priced rebarreling job.

[Dean Romig]

A CH should have had a skeleton steel buttplate or a pad... what was broken?

Try to find a cheap 2-frame VH with good barrels and have them fitted.

[Jim DiSpagno]

No, the buttplate look to be original, stock not cut and screw holes 3" center to center @ 1 3/4"wide at widest and 5 1/2" long. Thanks to all in advance. Jim

[Jim DiSpagno]

Would like some help as to how the gun left the Parker factory and what the book says. Just noticed a 1 on the forend and thinking this indicated a second set of barrels at a later date or something. Thanks, i appreciate all the info I' could get.

[Dave Suponski]

Jim, According to the SB your gun 90681 left the factory as a Titanic Grade 4(C) 12 gauge with 28" barrels,straight grip stock(are ya ready for this?) extra barrels!

[Dean Romig]

And, apparently, a hard rubber buttplate.

[Jim DiSpagno]

Thanks to all. Now I'm looking for 28" 2 frame titanic barrels close to that serial # and would love to find the extra set of barrels.

[Jim DiSpagno]

Upon further observation, I noticed that the triggers are checkered in a fine pattern. Was this the norm or an upgrade?? Thanks to all. Jim D.

[Bill Murphy]

Upgrade or aftermarket

[Jim DiSpagno]

Bill, the gun doesn't appear to have ever been apart, as all the screws are timed and not buggered.

[Dean Romig]

Jim, being a high grade it is likely to have been ordered that way.