I think that is some of the nicest wood I have seen on a original CH.

Bruce

Thanks for sharing. You continue to share great guns and educate newer members - that's what the PGCA is really all about.

Bruce,That is a great gun.Thanks for the nice comment on my Bernard CHE.I heard a great story from a friend who bought a fine damascus DHE from me.He took it to his gun club to shoot clays.The guys in his squad would not go out with him until they studied the club bylaws to see if damascus barrels were outlawed at the club.He then beat the other 3 guys by over 8 birds and won $50.There is justice in the world.

A question was raised in a private messsge about the stock by a person with a good eye.
Factors
1. The wood grain is higher than most C's.
2. The cheek checkering is not standard to a C.
3. The cheek checkering is inset with a bevel as Parkers usually are.
4. The trigger guard tang channel has the gun SN , no R for replacement. The SN and tang had been undisturbed for many years, perhaps almost 100 when I got it. I don't think the tang had been out of the channel and had to go slowly and carefully with a razor blade.
5. The TG channel has the number 3 by the SN.
6. The straight grip stock and dimensions letter to the gun.

From this I conclude that the stock was made up and checkered and intended for a D , then it was noticed how nice the wood grain was, so the stock was mounted to this C and the side panels checkered to give it an extra touch. When I got the gun it looked like it had not been touched or used for many years and I know it had sat with the previous owner for at least 20 years.

1900 and 1901 were big years for Parker trap guns

1900 GAH at Live Birds Queens, L.I. at the new Interstate Park
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrar.../SL3505012.pdf
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrar.../SL3504011.pdf
Won by 25 year old H.D. Bates (Parker), of Ridgetown, Ontario after 8 men tied at 25: J.L. Smith, H.D. Bates, C.F. Ayling, J.R. Malone – 2nd, Col. A.G. Courtney, Dr. A.A. Webber, Tom A. Marshall, and Phil Daly – 3rd.
“The Parker gun which Phil Daly Jr. shot in the Grand American Carnival and won third prize, was one which he borrowed from A.W. Du Bray, the Parker representative. Daly never saw the gun until the day before the big event, when he killed 15 out of 16. In the big event be was shot out on the 32d bird.”
Guns: Parker - 73, Smith - 34, Greener - 19, Francotte - 19, Daly - 12, Remington - 10, Lefever - 7, Scott - 7, Winchester - 5, Cashrnore - 5, Purdey - 3, Baker - 2, Colt - 2.

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E.C. Griffith won both the GAH at Live Birds and the GAH at Inanimate Targets with a Parker in 1901

1901 GAH at Live Birds April 1 & 2, Interstate Park, New York
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrar.../SL3704018.pdf
Won by E.C. Griffith (Parker), of Pascoag, R.I. He killed 25 straight in the race and finished 18 more in the tie, shooting out twenty one other men who tied him.
2nd - J.L.D. Morrison (Winchester), 3rd - R.R. Bennett (Parker), 4th - J.B. Barto (Parker), 5th - Chris Gottlieb (Smith)
Shooters were handicapped from 25 to 33 yards: W.R. Crosby, J.A.R. Elliott and Fred Gilbert shot from 32 yards. Thomas A. Marshall & Jack Fanning at 31 yds.
E.D. Fulford & Rolla Heikes at 30yds. Charley “Sparrow” Young at 29 yds.
Guns:
Parker – 85, Smith - 34. Francotte - 21, Winchester - 11, Remington - 7. Scott - 6, Daly – 6, Cashmore – 5, Greener – 5, Lefever – 4

2nd Interstate Grand American Handicap at Targets at Interstate Park, Long Island
Manufacturers agents and paid representatives were permitted to shoot “for targets only” in all events but could compete for the purse in the Preliminary, Grand American, and Consolation Handicaps.
Preliminary Handicap won by E.C. Fulford (Remington)
GAH won by E.C. Griffith with 95 from 19 yards. (Parker)
Second – F.B. Carlough with 93 from 16 yards.
Third – Charles Wagner (Parker)
Crosby (Smith) led the sweepstake events with 85 straight, Fred Gilbert (Parker) second.
Consolation Handicap – F.D. Kelsey (Smith) tied with Windsor Morris (Parker)

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Most of the competitors at the 1901 Anglo-American match used Parkers
https://docs.google.com/document/pub...jEdR4j_E9l4HLw

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The great Tom Marshall used his Cashmore to win both the 1897 and 1899 GAH at Live Birds (the only 2 time winner of Live Birds or Targets), but switched to a Parker for the international match.

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Pigeon shooting is the toughest shotgun game going.When a clay target leaves the trap it is going in a straight line and decelerating.When a pigeon leaves the trap he can turn 180 degrees in a wingbeat and is gaining speed with each beat.Read how many of the GAH shooters had straights going and then missed a bird.It is a hard game to be consistent on.