Vent Rib Bernard

[Bruce Day]

Sent to me by the owner, my small farmer buddy, with the request to post here as

"Something for the experts to ponder" :

[calvin humburg]

Come on what's with the teasin "hey" show us her body and bolsters and her fine chick'in scratching.

[Rick Losey]

interesting -
56376 shows in the book (which we know can be wrong) as B4 (CH Bernard steel) 12 bore 30inch capped pistol grip with no extras

[Russ Jackson]

Now ,There's something Special ,what a beautiful set of Barrels ! I like the looks of a vent rib but have not been fortunate enough to own one ! " YET " :whistle: Could we get a look at the rest of her ?

[Bruce Day]

Calvin I find that I don't have any photos of the frame engraving but he brought this shot gun to hunt prairie grouse in Nebraska and here are a couple photos from then.

Just one of many adventures.

On the C Bernard vent rib, the top and bottom ribs and the vent rib are all of Bernard sheet stock. That is the usual, that you will see ribs made of the same composite material as the barrels, but sometimes you will see fluid steel sheet stock used in the ribs.

The first is the line up of guns used by the five of us, all 12ga, left to right ,C Bernard hammer, CHE Bernard vent rib, GHE, DHE, near new Trojan.

The second is the CHE Bernard vent rib with a prairie chicken. These are all wild birds....you can't pen raise grouse.

[Rick Losey]

nice line up Bruce.

as for the vent rib CHE -- for so early in the hammerless production - that is really a show piece

makes one wonder if that was the purpose. Is there a letter on it? it would have made quite a display item or a attention getting new model gun to be publicized by a well known shooter.

[Dean Romig]

Bruce, can you share the research letter with us? It is obviously done by Parker Bros... the question is "When?"

[Drew Hause]

Positive Yellow Towel Sign :)

http://pic20.picturetrail.com:80/VOL1373/6511424/19025099/361027812.jpg

[Bruce Day]

The owner took a break from field work to send me these with the statement:
"OH YE OF LITTLE FAITH!!!!"

[calvin humburg]

Thanks, that is nice!! The lookin back dog is neet can't remember if I've seen one before. But I am just a Parker novice since a wile ago.

[Bruce Day]

So am I Calvin. So am I.

[Rich Anderson]

Several years ago Jack Puglisi had a DH 12 damascuss with a original vent rib. I see no reason why there wouldn't be a Bernard barreled gun with one.