Right Greg, I’ve heard/read that variation too.





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To continue the "When I was growing up in the South" theme - I grew up in south Georgia in the '50s and only knew two adult quail hunters. Both of those gentlemen shot Ithaca model 37's in 16 gauge. I personally started quail hunting with an external hammer 12 gauge side-by-side and later changed to a Remington model 11 in 12 gauge with a sawed off barrel. The repro that I currently own is a 28 gauge q1/q2.

Greg, is the serial number of this SKEET 1 & SKEET 2 gun before or after the serial numbers of those known to have Q1 & Q2 stamps?





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I did not record the serial number, I didn't think it was important at the time. Sorry.

I should have kept my 20 quail #1 and 2 but it had 15 inches lop and too long for me! Bobby

The serial number of the Skeet 1 and Skeet 2 is pretty interesting to collectors now.

Here's another Parker Reproduction factory-choked SKEET 1/SKEET 2. The serial number 20-1 is not of much help, however; as this gun is a National Sporting Fraternity Limited special edition 2-bbl. set. We have found that the NSFL guns have their own set of serial numbers per gauge and are numbered within that gauge. Given the cartouche on the top rib, it brings up the question: Were there 100 guns issued per gauge -or- a total of 100 guns in all gauges?

*Somewhat noteworthy is one of our members owns S/N 28-1 -- also a NSFL 2-bbl. set gun.

Interesting Greg - I wonder if the chokes in those barrels truly correspond to the stamps on the flats.... is the right choke truly tighter than the left? If so, that would be opposite of the ones stamped Q1 & Q2.





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The seller didn't spec the constrictions and I haven't measured them. But, I would bet that the right barrel is more open and the left barrel is a bit tighter, corresponding with Q1/Q2.

Dean, the SKEET 1 barrel, the more open choke, is on the right, as it should be.