According to the TPS the inflection point for top lever hammer guns without and with the dolls head is 25981 and 25982. I have 25977 and 25998.

Anyone owning, and being able to verify his claim about a Parker being "the first, last, or only known" to have a particular attribute, should contact Josh Loewensteiner, keeper of the "Parkers Found" registry.





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The transition period between lifter action to top action was in the mid 20,000s.

The most common scenario encountered is the check-hook lifter action which is a lifter with the long water table and check hook of the top action guns. I would say that not a ton of top action guns without rib extensions were made at the later side of the transition.

I would think that any top action guns without rib extensions after 30,000 serial number would have been specifically ordered that way. I have seen top action guns with no dolls head in the mid 50,000 and even above 100,000. But they were special orders.

Thanks for the clarification Brian. This was a special order request according to the letter so I guess that would mean that it's not the highest serial numbered gun to not have the dolls head.
I did PM Josh as mentioned above but I'm sure he'll just clarify what you already stated.
Not a big deal to me, just kind of a neat gun.

Simply as a point of interest, a very small number of hammerless Parkers were ordered without the doll's head extension by very serious competition shooters, but is was never a standard (or option offered in a catalog) feature.






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Jeff Kuss posted this picture, just two years ago, of a nice VH 20ga

When did the Trojan drop the rib extension?

Before '21 or '22 I think.





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If I need to add to the stock length to make it more shootable for me, is there a manufacturer of a pad with the widow's peak inlet? I'm sure if need be I could use a slip on pad but would prefer a screw on option.