Some of you guys are freaking hystercal!

Not me I'm strickly business.....;)

I don't think we meant for it to be a joking matter the other day on the board, we just sorta jumped on the train and added some humor. If you can't laugh, you're only other option is be a stone face or cry. I can't really see either one of those.
I told my wife the other day she was so pretty I'd string a hundred mile of telephone line just to hear her fart over the phone. We've been married 27 years now, she still laughs!

I would sure like to see a picture of the serial number on the side of the lug. That would be quite unusual and may be a sign that Remington rebarrelled the gun. To answer your question, the Remington repair codes do no devalue a Parker shotgun. It adds interest and further proof of work by Parker craftsmen.