Not mine, but yet another outrageously figured stock on a Parker Reproduction added to this little library of wood. This 20ga. DHE, SG, SPL w/SST sold soon after listing on GI. Wouldn't you just love to find a Repro with wood like this? Make mine a 28ga. SG, SPL, DT with a 14 3/4" LOP -- a 2-bbl. set would make it even more perfect!

Can you imagine ordering one back then and opening the box to see this. Wow!

Beautiful piece of wood.

What did that one sell for?

I don't recall the exact price but I do remember the asking price was in the 7K range, north of 7 but less than 8.

Greg - I hope I find it before you do! But I prefer 14 1/4 so I'll need to cut the butt a bit.





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My only repro had outstanding wood which is typical. If there is one area where the repro’s are better than the originals, this is it. Because of wood, I decided to refinish it with oil and re-do the checkering. I also redid the barrels using the slow rust blue process. It certainly didn’t need it but I felt batter about the gun with the old style finish. I don’t know how they did it in Japan but it certainly looks good. I’m just finicky about some things.

The gun certainly looked nice and I was going to include it in my grouse gun arsenal. But I hunted about a year with it and decided to sell the gun. That particular gun was too heavy to for a 20 bore, in my opinion and didn’t feel lively in my hands. I understand the 28 bores are jewels for handling and shooting.

Here’s my repro 20. Weighs 6lbs 4 oz.

http://parkerguns.org/forums/picture...ictureid=13164

And from 28-1244
http://parkerguns.org/forums/picture...ictureid=13211
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http://parkerguns.org/forums/picture...ictureid=13219

I added a BHE 20GA from the Southern. 26" Ic/Mod, Straight Stock/Slinter, DT and 14 3/4" LOP. I only wish it had the wood of some of those shown here by others!!
Bob Jurewicz

Very nice Bob!

There's no need to apologize for the wood on this one Bob, it's filled with figure and character! A 20ga. BHE in this configuration with a straight grip, splinter forend with double triggers having a 14 3/4" LOP is a rare bird -- they don't grow on trees.

Congratulations on a great find!

Not quite as spectacular as the previous photos
But 12,20 and 28

Here is my Parker Reproduction #4XX wood....

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Yours has a wonderful, well-figured and eye-appealing dark stock, John. It appears to be a 20/16 3-bbl. set, or is it a 28/.410 tri-bbl. set? We don't often see such sets, please show and tell us more about your little jewel!

It’s a 12 ga.with Q1/Q2, IC/M, and F/F but one of the barrels was opened to Improved Modified by the man I got it from. He said the wood on this one is nicer than his 12 ga. B Grade gun. The man I got it from used to have a gun dealer license and bought it new from Jack Skuese. The past few years I had joint issues so haven’t been able to hunt. I hope to get it out this year as my new hip seems to be holding up.

We see very, very few same gauge 3-bbl. sets. I would bet the number that I've seen could be counted on one hand. Yours John, is certainly a very scarce gun, thanks for showing it to us.

Just picked this one up. No time for in house pics yet. Really nice layout as its quartersawn and also has a good amount of fiddleback.

http://i.imgur.com/1acTkl4.jpg

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28 Repro wood and metal
 

Just received my 28 back from having the wood and metal redone. This Repro had been “well loved” by the previous owner(s). Not that it was abused (such as you might see with most hunting guide gun’s that are stored behind the seat of their pick-up truck) but it clearly had spent much time afield as there were lots of scratches and dings mostly on the stock with some on the forend too. The metal was completely worn of any finish and had a shiny chrome look to it. Surprisingly the barrels were in great shape with hardly a blemish. The original case was also well worn (a string holds one end of the leather handle to the case.)
The first time I hunted her I fell in love after my first shot took a woodcock trying to escape between the crotch of two branches in an old apple tree. So I sent her to a shop in NY for the wood and he sent the metal to another shop.
Here are some photos I took upon her return. I am not a very good photographer and like an idiot I did not take any “before” photos. Certainly welcome your feedback- good and bad. The work was done according to my request which does not follow the traditional look of the repros. Hope that doesn’t upset any of our dedicated collectors.

Chris - what are the chokes on that little beauty?

It looks just like my wife Kathy's Repro 28 gauge Skeet gun with Q1 & Q2 chokes..


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Wow- that's a beauty also! And the case is pristine. Mine is choked IC and IM according to my drop in gauge. It patterns a tad more open than that on paper with my reloads as I recall (it was a couple years ago.) It's such a sweet shooter. And it's this time of year that I start aching for the woodcock coverts! Just talking about it will keep me awake at night...worse than a kid waiting for Christmas!

Parker Reproduction chokes are stamped on the front of the barrel flats... what are those stamps?





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I and F ?

IC / MOD would make more sense. I've never seen one stamped I and F.





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I agree. Curious if others have a 28 repro marked that way?

I see in your picture for the (left) MOD choke but we can't see the stamp for the right side choke.





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Mod and Imp Cyl

We're drifting way off the thread topic here, but yes, there are others that have the I & F stamped on the barrel lugs. Here's a link that'll take you to a couple of previous discussions regarding them:
http://parkerguns.org/forums/showthread.php?t=26662

The seller describes this gun as having "best exhibition wood" -- that's open for debate, but it does have a very nice, well-figured dark piece of Claro. I'm noticing the prices creeping up on high-condition Repros, this twenty has an ask of over $7K, there's also a 28ga. 2-bbl. set for sale at $9500...get 'em while you can! :)

It sure is an eye-popper!!





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Wonderful figure! Bobby

Wow - that is amazing wood!

Greg, why is that not exhibition grade wood, just curious your thinking? It has incredible figure and is consistent on both sides. I'd call that exhibition quality, but I'm no expert. I'd sure like to learn more.

I believe that stock is indeed exhibition quality. I did not mean at all to say that it's not, I'm sorry if you took it that way. I just don't know if I would term it best exhibition quality - with emphasis on best. Beautiful wood, like women, is in the eyes of the beholder. If there's an issue I have with calling that piece of wood best exhibition quality is what appears to be pin knots on both sides of the stock. Nonetheless, I don't think that it would taint anyone's gun cabinet -- I'd love to have it in mine.

Burl walnut of any wood type can be stunning and that one is as good as it gets in Claro. I personally am not a fan of burl because of all the various pin knots and voids one encounters. That said this particular stock is straight grained where it needs to be in the wrist area. IMO that is about the best Claro burl I have ever seen.

Howdy

20-ga DHE with 26" barrels, Imp/Mod, with single trigger. (edit-wow...first time using a host photo site for posting pics and it's a success!)

Kyle
https://i.imgur.com/G5yL6NI.jpg
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Bought this from a long time friend that acquired it new in 1998. It was a leftover reproduction from NJ.

A real beauty Mark! What gage and barrel length is it. Congrats

Thanks Harold, 20 gauge 26" barrels

Same gun, both sides of stock.