That may be the case, and maybe not. It has a comb similar to what Remington would have provided, and it has an Illion (Remington) butt plate, though none of that troubles me, because it A) Matches the Letter, and B) Is clearly a correct Parker Stock. Perhaps just check the length of Pull. Measure from the front trigger to the center of the butt plate. If it measures 13 1/2", as the letter states, that lends to it's originality. If it measures greater, then one could probably assume it is a (correct) restock.

I am measuring the LOP at 14 1/4" so contradicts records. I met another forum member here in person who is pretty positive it has been restocked as well. The guess is by DelGrego as there are no Remington markings that would be expected from a Remington restock (as I understand it)...

What do you mean by a "correct" Parker stock?
Thanks
-Jason

Jason, I’ll explain it all to you tomorrow.

Best,
Dean





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Kind of self explanatory, but what I mean is it clearly looks like a stock which would have been made by Remington. DelGrego bought all the remaining Parker parts from Remington, so if someone says it's "by" Delgrego, it would mean to me that he restocked it using a stock from Remington. None of this hurts the value of the gun.
Ha! I might have known

I’m just happy to be of assistance to anyone. The fact that Jason lives right here in MA makes it very easy for him. We live about an hour apart and rest assured, I have no interest in buying his Parker at this point. I just bought a Parker I have always wanted.





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Jason Wall drove to my home today and he brought the gun with him so I could examine the gun and give him my opinion of it.

It is a very nice 0-Frame VH in very good condition.

The 20 gauge barrels which have been cut from 28" are now 22" with no choke whatsoever. There are no Remington codes on this set of barrels

The 28 gauge barrels are in their original 22" and have .008" of constriction in the right and .015" of constriction in the left. There are no Remington codes on this set of barrels.

The butt stock is a replacement and Jason allowed me to loosen and move the trigger guard tang to one side to see what, if any, stamps were there to ascertain who replaced it. I was hoping to see the serial number stamped with LDG indicating a Del Grego replacement or possibly stamps indicating a Remington replacement.... the wood under the long trigger guard tang had no marks at all so that leaves a pretty big question mark.

Next, Jason allowed me to remove the Remington era butt plate in the hope there would be something there that would shed some light on the maker...

The only thing there was a man's name, town & state, and the date. Jason smiled and said it was the gentleman who sold the gun to his grandfather.

Judging by the fluting at the nose of the comb, the checkering, and the very late Remington era butt plate, it is my opinion that it was a Del Grego replacement.
The wood of both forends is original, judging by the dark oil staining in the wood, but it they have been re-checkered and refinished.

Anything else folks may want to know about the gun can be asked of Jason.





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Thanks for the report and advice Dean! Great to meet you yesterday.

Not long ago, the 20 gauge barrels were 24". Now they are 22". Have they been cut to match the 28 gauge barrels? This will not increase the value, nor will any further modification.

I may have erred in the length of the 20 gauge barrels. The gun is not in my posession so Jason can give you the correct length.





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I really think it’s great that PGCA members are so willing to help folks. The mark of a great organization.