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PB had dealers such as Simmons Hardware, Schoverliing, Daly and Gales and E. K. Tryon buying hundreds at a time. The guns sent to Australia were ordered by the Army if I remember correctly. The order indicated they must show proof marks. Mark |
That leather faced skeleton butt would certainly simplify the inletting. It would be a great idea for stockmakers.
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I really like the leather insert too. First one I've seen or heard of. Any ideas on what stage of its life that was installed? Would PB have ever done that?
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Still O/T Parker is not the only maker found in the U.K. I have a Fox Sterlingworth ejector gun SN 66765 with British proofs to 3 1/4 tons.
George |
WW II EXPORTS
American Sportsmen contributed more than 100,000 sporting arms for British home defence during 1937 -41. They were inspected by EKeith at Toole Army Depot, Utah before shipment. They may have been reproofed on the other side,
Woulldn't a Parker 20 have been a sweet gun for a WREN on gaurd duty. Best, Austin |
I was just drooling over on Mr. P's site and see he has a BHE 20 with a checkered butt. What's the chances this is the way it left Meridian or was restocked?
I would love to take her into the Grouse covert's. |
A Parker stock just sold at an auction locally with a checkered butt but the stock had been broken and glassed so I could not make out the serial number completely.Must have been a B or higher as it had the fluer-de-lis checkering.Serial was 228--- or 229--- something. I think it could have been properly fixed before they glassed it.Have no idea about the rest of the gun.
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If you are doing a restock and want to put a SSB on it good luck in finding one. I have looked since the begining of a project to restock a CHE 20 which started last June and no luck finding one of the proper size. It is almost completed and I will go with a checkered butt vs a pad. IF I ever come up with a SSB it can be added later.
That BHE 20 is a nice gun but the Grouse are just as dead with the C, D's & V 20's already tucked away.:) |
Tracked down the stock I referred to in my earlier post and the owner says it was a originally a padded stock and that it was cut off and checkered by on the butt by a local stockmaker as a test.He seems to know.Just being thorough.
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