Opinions on a 20ga VH
 

This VH 20ga was posted on the Fox site; just wondered about the Parker expert's opinions on originality, etc. It looks like it's never even been handled!
This is in no way meant to disparage the owner's opinion or the gun; I'm just curious...

http://forum.foxcollectors.com/viewt...hp?f=46&t=8406

Sorry but what part of that Parker is original....................

Eric asks a valid question. Starting at the butt plate forward not much originality I can see.

A total restoration IMO.






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Looks to me like a Remington era stock. Didn't get that kind of wood on a VH-Grade from Parker Bros. VH wood from the Brothers P was more like this --

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The fluting of the comb on the gun in question doesn't look like anything I've seen from Meriden or Ilion!!

The barrels appear to have been aggressively carded, the edge of the barrels at the breech are broomed round,

That is a Delgrego gun. The buttstock screams Delgrego with that comb and the shape of the cheeks. Recently done.

OR a recent freshening up of an older Delgrego restored gun.

I think maybe the latter. Turnbull colors Delgrego's guns currently. No more tiger stripes. But the colors do not quote look right for Turnbull colors. But I could be wrong. But the buttstock is Delgrego all the way.

Looks good but does not look original

Oh my, I hope the owner did not pay the price that gun would command if it were original in that condition. There's that old adage again, "being educated vs being taught a lesson".

Soon as I saw pictures I knew the comb flutes were wrong .Bobby

looks better than my vh 20 ga....charlie

Well, that pretty much confirms what I thought when I saw it. I certainly don't have the knowledge or experience, but nice to know my instincts are still OK :).

Don't get me wrong - pretty gun, and I'd find a place for it in my cabinet. But...

The OP says it was made in 1904. But, isn't that a Remington era buttplate, missing the "Brothers" under dog's head? Much later than 1904...

Same as a trojan that was discussed in another thread that wears the same buttplate. Also went through the delgrego shop.

Fajens in Warsaw Missouri supplied rough cut and inletted walnut blanks to the gunsmith for $25 each.

Fajen had some great semi-inlet stocks and I wish they were still in business. Bobby

The gentleman says he likes the little gun and bags birds with it. In my book that's all that really matters.

I don't see anything original to the gun except the metal parts.