Yes, one forend with a two barrel set unless the purchaser special ordered a second forend.

Good point. I have seen a couple that had two FE, but they weren't 12ga.

Could this be made to work?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/31752156785...Bk9SR9Kjk9XRZg

Bob Jurewicz

Of the 6 12ga. DHE Repros with 28” barrels currently for sale on gunsinternational.com, 4 of them are factory choked IC/M. These were a standard cataloged offering. Having seen many such factory choked 12ga. DHE Repros having 28” barrels through the years I would not claim they were a very scarce set of barrels.

Others have stated that Repro 2-bbl. sets typically were furnished with a single forend, true - unless an extra forend was special ordered. However; all factory 28/.410 bi-gauge 2 & 3-bbl. sets were typically furnished with two forends.

I don't wear my Viet Nam vet ball cap often as I don't want to bring the attention to myself but I wore it the other day and was pleasantly surprised at the number of thank you for my service received.

I was lucky that I was sent to Korea as a company Commander of an Ammunition depot during the Viet Nam fustercluck. Don't have an army cap, but try to talk to those who do

I transferred from the Navy to the MSC, and we didn't wear a cover because they would just blow overboard. Each trip we delivered close to two million pounds of ordinance to the Army and Marines. Your welcome.

I have come to the conclusion that I will hold onto my gun selling is no longer an option, I’d like to look for a 12ga reproduction to acquire to be able to still use my 12. But I’m limited at least for the time being financially. I do however have a model 101 Winchester 28ga 28” barrel field grade skeet gun in very good condition (I bought it new when I graduated from high school) I would be willing to trade if another forum member were interested or to sell but I’ll make those posts in the appropriate forums when I get a chance.

Thank you all for the PM’s and suggestions I greatly appreciate it, losing the forend to this gun has been very hard on me but this too shall pass. If any members still have ideas about a forend from an original Parker being put together and fit I would still love to have one to use the gun in the mean time.

I served on a destroyer as a sonar tech 3rd class. We spent 7 months off the DMZ and numerous danger close missions off north viet nam. We fired over 27,000 rds of 5 inch during that time and had to re sleeve the barrel linings on all 5 inch guns several times. Ive handled more 5 inch ammo than i care to remember. When I got out I gave all my uniforms away. I controlled and fired all our guns remotely from main battery plot but did spend some time in a gun director after i refused to fire on some watercraft that i believed were fishermen. But that experience did leave me with PTSD. The VA has been terrific in all my continuing interactions.

I want to pass on a piece of advice to the OP here. With all the talk of people wanting to donate parts to you, let me give my thoughts…

It really is best to try and locate a complete forend, either a repro one or an original meriden one. That way all the parts in it are matched to one another. You may still have to do some messing around to get an original forend assembly on the gun, but the amount of work will be WAY less than trying to fit together various parts from various sources and guns. Talk about a major headache.

I would have stripped down to my skivvies and jumped into the creek immediately to try and find that forearm. It's been over a week now and the wood is likely not too good, but I think it would still be worth a try to dive in with a diving mask and some fins to look for it.
I'm not sure of the water temperature so that's a factor. If the creek is tidal fed then the current might flow both directions, so the forearm could still be in the general area. A splinter forearm would sink rather quickly and likely entangle in growth at the bottom.
You could even jury rig a breathing tube tied to a float that would allow you to spend more time under water searching. That is your best bet other than waiting to find a replacement.

There are owners of original DHE forends on this website, but they would probably not be willing to sell them for less than four figures. The forends offered for sale on ebay and such are incomplete or trashed. Keep looking, or contact Mr. Skeuse.

Reproduction frond tragedy, please help me!
 

I still like the "Go Forend Me!" Idea.

I would opt for a strong magnet on a length of parachute cord. Drag and probe the bottom. I think you would have a better than 50% chance of finding it.
Don’t worry about the wood… it can be easily dried and even refinished if necessary.





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Have we forgotten that the gun is gone, sold? Boo Hoo.

Yup, I had forgotten.





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Comes with age Dean. Welcome to my world

Classic pot calling the kettle black…:rotf:



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I am still interested in buying that gun if the buyer would be interested in selling.

I bought a 2500 lb. pull "fishing magnet" some years ago to look for a big stainless prop that was lost in the Savannah River. I bought a synthetic winch rope with a strong attaching clip to use on it. While showing it to a friend in my farm shop one day I put it on a piece of large, steel I-beam and told him to pull it off. He couldn't, and I couldn't. I had to put a large pry bar through the ring on top to use to pry it off the I-beam. These things are awesomely strong!

I wouldn't give up searching for it, even if I had to buy a magnet of my own. I wish the OP the best of luck in resolving this and . . . . THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE!

OBTW, for those of you who are thinking "stainless isn't attracted by a magnet", I went to a buddy's marine shop after I got it and tried it on 12 stainless props. It strongly attracted 11 of them. All stainless isn't the same. I think what we refer to as "food grade stainless" isn't "magnetic", but much of the machinable stainless is.

Did you ever recover your prop?

Stan is right on. Generally the 400 series stainless alloys will attract to a magnet and the 300 series will not. 300's are typically used for food service items and in the chemical making industry and have the highest resistance to strong acids.

No, I didn't Edgar. I was running about 45 mph when the prop shaft broke off at the bearing seal on the lower unit. The motor revved too high when it happened and it took me a few moments to realize what had happened. All the time I was coasting down and drifting in a 3 1/2 mph current. I went back and tried, but the stainless four-blade Hoss high performance prop was history. I just didn't get it marked closely enough with landmarks.

Thanks for asking.