brian: could it be that the receiver was made during the meridian era and then the gun assembled during the Remington era? also, I think, I read some where that delgrego assembled some guns from left over parts...a factory letter could be helpful.

Ed is only a high volume gun dealer who specializes in early American side by sides. Why would Brian expect him to know anything about when Remington Parkers were made? By the way, Ed is bidding on this gun, so we can take that into account when we read his comments.

As DoubleO Frame previously noted, the cocking crank has case colors on it. I've never seen an original condition Parker with its cocking crank colored. Seems pretty obvious now that the gun was recolored and whoever did it did not bother to remove the cocking crank.
As for the gun being relisted, I have that question pending to the seller. Usually when that happens its because the buyer backed out with a story about how he just lost his job moments after hitting the bid button. Almost 20% of GB buyers are like that in my experience. There is definitely a segment of society that derives some form of a thrill from winning auctions with no intent or ability to follow through with the purchase.

1928 was at a time when Meriden production was at a very high point. Several thousand per year. And, serial numbers were assigned at the time that parts were pulled from stock to actually make a gun. So, that serial number tells us the gun went into factory production and made in 1928.

Sold at VL&D
 

While it may not help to reveal the gun's provenance through more recent years, it might be of interest to know that Parker 227926 was received in inventory at Von Lengerke & Detmold on October 16, 1928. The spec's were recorded as follows: Grade GHE, 12 gauge, 30 inch bbls, weight: 7lbs, 8 oz., D@H - 2 7/16, D@C - 1 1/2, LOP - 14 3/8, Choked: F&F, FPG, Ejectors. Sold to Mrs W.W. Herrick on December 15, 1928 for $105.00.

Bob Beach
Archivist
Griffin & Howe, Inc.

well, based upon Robert's post, this ghe for sale on gunbroker was a regular meridian production gun...

wonder what a letter would reveal, re return for repair?

Mr. Beach kindly let us have some great information on this gun. However, it is still in doubt that the rib on the gun is the rib that was installed at Meriden. I have never seen a regular production Parker GHE with a Vulcan rib. I have seen higher grade guns with Vulcan barrels, but not with higher grade barrel flat markings like this one has. The poor joint between the sub rib and the main rib is what is known as a "clue" that the rib has been replaced.

I guess I should explain that the Vulcan ribs on higher grade guns that I have seen have been factory rebarrelled guns, not guns that have had new ribs installed. I have never seen a gun with the scenario of rib and barrel flat marking of the gun in question. It's still a neat gun for about $1039.00 until the mystery is explained. It is beyond belief that the poor rib installation was done at Parker Brothers or Remington. No Remington repair codes eliminate the last possibility. We have not seen a new rib with a mismatched logo factory installed on a Parker, ever.

I just saw this post and I am wondering why people are even questioning this gun, many of you have seen my new in box skeet gun in the same serial number range, and the case colors are a maybe on the sides ( real maybe) but look at the watertable that tells the story it's a flat "no" . The gun has been redone and as Bill points out the "barrel rib"...?

Ed got a great buy on the gun at somewhere north of $1800.00. It's a great gun.