I don't know why my pictures aren't showing right. :banghead:


Edit ....... OK, I figured out my problem with the pics, They're showing now.

CH Letter
 

Maybe someone can explain the meaning of the terms in this letter. What would be the reason for the second set of barrels? What is shape #2? Is "check side of stock" what we are refering to in this thread? AND is there another set of barrels out there somewhere?

i belive the side panels were added along time ago. a little clean-up by some one like brad batchelder and they will look fine. dale does nice work the barrels look great

on the rebarrel question . my guess would be they were damaged, but i dont under stand the shorter chambers. i have a dhe sold thru van camp hardware in 1904 it had 28in damascus barrels and was sent back and rebarreled with 30in fluid steel barrels with 3in chambers. it also has checkerd side panels

David , Looks like a Beauty to me , if it isn't on the order ,you may never know for sure ! I will post my 20 Ga. ," Dean Loves when I Do This By The Way " :whistle:Just to show how unique some are and may be factory ,Maybe Not ??? Runge engraved and thought to be Correct but with very unique checking Fore and aft ! This gun is a 1937 CHE 20 Ga. . Best ; Russ

Checkered side panels or "cheeks" could be requested as Parker would do what the customer requested. I have two DHE 20's with checkered side panels. The other explanation is it was done to hide a stock repair.

Either way you have a nice Parker.

Russ, Your killin me...

Gary,Yes "Check side of stock" is what these gents are refering to. I find the "No bottle points #2" very interesting. My take on that is that the factory had a template(#2) for drop point carving and this gun was to be made sans the drop point.

How many of you have Parkers with wood that would be considered "Non-standard" checkering or other features? I have already stored some pictures of beavertail forends that are a bit different. Maybe we could gather some more interesting pictures and put an article in Parker Pages.

Is that Dean I hear crying as he looks at Russ's CHE 20??

I think they all look great. I just aquired my first D grade. There are no points or cheek checkering on it. Letter has been ordered and is coming soon.( I hope )
Russ, keep on posting those pics, it doesn't matter how much Dean sweats, those guns are gorgeous. That is the only way some of us low budget collectors get to see them.:p

Dave,
Nice fine on your ch grade!

The gun and letter than Gary has shown are a great combination to have. The letter documents certain features about the gun that are not standard to the grade of the gun. Without that letter, one would question the absence of drop points or engraving on the guard.

I just looked at a gun this weekend that was originally a dh and it had checked side panels. The records do note that it was ordered that way. The side panel checkering had no border, was fully pointed and was much finer than the wrist checkering. At first inspection, one would wonder if it was original or not. But it was.