Let's see some wood!

[Greg Baehman]

There's no need to apologize for the wood on this one Bob, it's filled with figure and character! A 20ga. BHE in this configuration with a straight grip, splinter forend with double triggers having a 14 3/4" LOP is a rare bird -- they don't grow on trees.

Congratulations on a great find!

[bob lyons]

Not quite as spectacular as the previous photos
But 12,20 and 28

[John Safranek]

Here is my Parker Reproduction #4XX wood....

[John Safranek]

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[Greg Baehman]

Yours has a wonderful, well-figured and eye-appealing dark stock, John. It appears to be a 20/16 3-bbl. set, or is it a 28/.410 tri-bbl. set? We don't often see such sets, please show and tell us more about your little jewel!

[John Safranek]

Yours has a wonderful, well-figured and eye-appealing dark stock, John. It appears to be a 20/16 3-bbl. set, or is it a 28/.410 tri-bbl. set? We don't often see such sets, please show and tell us more about your little jewel!

It’s a 12 ga.with Q1/Q2, IC/M, and F/F but one of the barrels was opened to Improved Modified by the man I got it from. He said the wood on this one is nicer than his 12 ga. B Grade gun. The man I got it from used to have a gun dealer license and bought it new from Jack Skuese. The past few years I had joint issues so haven’t been able to hunt. I hope to get it out this year as my new hip seems to be holding up.

[Greg Baehman]

We see very, very few same gauge 3-bbl. sets. I would bet the number that I've seen could be counted on one hand. Yours John, is certainly a very scarce gun, thanks for showing it to us.

[tom tutwiler]

Just picked this one up. No time for in house pics yet. Really nice layout as its quartersawn and also has a good amount of fiddleback.

http://i.imgur.com/1acTkl4.jpg (https://imgur.com/1acTkl4)

http://i.imgur.com/icZ5uVZ.jpg (https://imgur.com/icZ5uVZ)

[Chris Pope]

Just received my 28 back from having the wood and metal redone. This Repro had been “well loved” by the previous owner(s). Not that it was abused (such as you might see with most hunting guide gun’s that are stored behind the seat of their pick-up truck) but it clearly had spent much time afield as there were lots of scratches and dings mostly on the stock with some on the forend too. The metal was completely worn of any finish and had a shiny chrome look to it. Surprisingly the barrels were in great shape with hardly a blemish. The original case was also well worn (a string holds one end of the leather handle to the case.)
The first time I hunted her I fell in love after my first shot took a woodcock trying to escape between the crotch of two branches in an old apple tree. So I sent her to a shop in NY for the wood and he sent the metal to another shop.
Here are some photos I took upon her return. I am not a very good photographer and like an idiot I did not take any “before” photos. Certainly welcome your feedback- good and bad. The work was done according to my request which does not follow the traditional look of the repros. Hope that doesn’t upset any of our dedicated collectors.

[Dean Romig]

Chris - what are the chokes on that little beauty?

It looks just like my wife Kathy's Repro 28 gauge Skeet gun with Q1 & Q2 chokes..


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[Chris Pope]

Wow- that's a beauty also! And the case is pristine. Mine is choked IC and IM according to my drop in gauge. It patterns a tad more open than that on paper with my reloads as I recall (it was a couple years ago.) It's such a sweet shooter. And it's this time of year that I start aching for the woodcock coverts! Just talking about it will keep me awake at night...worse than a kid waiting for Christmas!

[Dean Romig]

Parker Reproduction chokes are stamped on the front of the barrel flats... what are those stamps?





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[Chris Pope]

I and F ?

[Dean Romig]

IC / MOD would make more sense. I've never seen one stamped I and F.





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[Chris Pope]

I agree. Curious if others have a 28 repro marked that way?

[Dean Romig]

I see in your picture for the (left) MOD choke but we can't see the stamp for the right side choke.





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[Chris Pope]

Mod and Imp Cyl

[Greg Baehman]

I agree. Curious if others have a 28 repro marked that way?
We're drifting way off the thread topic here, but yes, there are others that have the I & F stamped on the barrel lugs. Here's a link that'll take you to a couple of previous discussions regarding them:
http://parkerguns.org/forums/showthread.php?t=26662

[Greg Baehman]

The seller describes this gun as having "best exhibition wood" -- that's open for debate, but it does have a very nice, well-figured dark piece of Claro. I'm noticing the prices creeping up on high-condition Repros, this twenty has an ask of over $7K, there's also a 28ga. 2-bbl. set for sale at $9500...get 'em while you can! :)

[Dean Romig]

It sure is an eye-popper!!





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[Robert Brooks]

Wonderful figure! Bobby

[Rex Northen]

Wow - that is amazing wood!

[Garry L Gordon]

The seller describes this gun as having "best exhibition wood" -- that's open for debate, but it does have a very nice, well-figured dark piece of Claro. I'm noticing the prices creeping up on high-condition Repros, this twenty has an ask of over $7K, there's also a 28ga. 2-bbl. set for sale at $9500...get 'em while you can! :)

Greg, why is that not exhibition grade wood, just curious your thinking? It has incredible figure and is consistent on both sides. I'd call that exhibition quality, but I'm no expert. I'd sure like to learn more.

[Greg Baehman]

I believe that stock is indeed exhibition quality. I did not mean at all to say that it's not, I'm sorry if you took it that way. I just don't know if I would term it best exhibition quality - with emphasis on best. Beautiful wood, like women, is in the eyes of the beholder. If there's an issue I have with calling that piece of wood best exhibition quality is what appears to be pin knots on both sides of the stock. Nonetheless, I don't think that it would taint anyone's gun cabinet -- I'd love to have it in mine.

[tom tutwiler]

I believe that stock is indeed exhibition quality. I did not mean at all to say that it's not, I'm sorry if you took it that way. I just don't know if I would term it best exhibition quality - with emphasis on best. Beautiful wood, like women, is in the eyes of the beholder. If there's an issue I have with calling that piece of wood best exhibition quality is what appears to be pin knots on both sides of the stock. Nonetheless, I don't think that it would taint anyone's gun cabinet -- I'd love to have it in mine.

Burl walnut of any wood type can be stunning and that one is as good as it gets in Claro. I personally am not a fan of burl because of all the various pin knots and voids one encounters. That said this particular stock is straight grained where it needs to be in the wrist area. IMO that is about the best Claro burl I have ever seen.

[Kyle Snitily]

Howdy

20-ga DHE with 26" barrels, Imp/Mod, with single trigger. (edit-wow...first time using a host photo site for posting pics and it's a success!)

Kyle
https://i.imgur.com/G5yL6NI.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Bxg6LfW.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/bjxvToA.jpg

[Mark Dreyfus]

Bought this from a long time friend that acquired it new in 1998. It was a leftover reproduction from NJ.

[Harold Lee Pickens]

A real beauty Mark! What gage and barrel length is it. Congrats

[Mark Dreyfus]

A real beauty Mark! What gage and barrel length is it. Congrats

Thanks Harold, 20 gauge 26" barrels

[Mark Dreyfus]

Same gun, both sides of stock.

[James L. Martin]

28ga DT 26" Q1 & Q2

[David Noble]

Some of you have seen this from another thread, but here is my reproduction
28ga / 410 two gauge set.
115571

115572

[allen newell]

Beautiful guns

[Brett Trimble]

Here’s a Steel Shot Special.

[Donald F. Mills]

On a recently acquired A1 Special

[Greg Baehman]

How about the wood on this 2-pc. cleaning rod? Curly maple stained golden oak and finished with tung oil.

Recently a PGCA member friend put his talents to work and then sent the brass ferrules he made to me el gratis -- thank you little buddy! Another local friend and I turned the rod on his lathe. The cleaning rod now resides in my 28 ga. Po' Man's Parker 2-bbl. set case.

[Greg Baehman]

Easily cracking my Top 10 List of All-Time Favorite Parker Reproduction Wood adorns this unfired Sporting Clays Classic currently listed for sale on GI. This example showcases outstanding color and the wonderful well-balanced side-to-side figure of quarter-sawn Claro walnut. Quality and appearance of wood will mean different things to each individual, but the attributes of this gun pushes this wood to near the top of my personal faves. I thought I'd better add these pics to this little library of Repro wood before some collector snaps it up and squirrels it away.

IMO, this is some juicy wood!

[Garry L Gordon]

Definitely not an ugly piece of wood.

[Bill Murphy]

I just finished reading the entire thread, going back more than ten years as I recall. Wow, what great guns. I have three Repros, have studied them from the beginning, but have always coveted English Walnut, Juglans Regia, so my guns do not qualify for display on this thread. Reading this thread has convinced me that I should be adding to my collection of Repros. OK, maybe I will. However, right now my project is putting together three consecutive numbered 28 gauge, double trigger, splinter forearm, 28" guns. It's only money and what a set that will make.

[Gary Andrews]

It’s been over a fifteen year search to find one in my chosen configuration but my patience has been rewarded.
Reproduction 28g, English grip, Splinter Forend, IC/M, 28” barrels with some pretty nice wood.
129917

129918

129919

The “Four Sisters”; 28g, 20g, 16g, 12g.
If I died today I’d die a happy man! I never really thought about the .410 but hmmmm, just maybe something to consider …