Single Barrel Trap-New to parker bros.
 

Hello, Im brand new to parker brothers shotguns and I have one that I believe was made in 1926 based on serial number....Im thankful for this site due to it has helped me a ton locate the grade which I believe is SC, my question is none of the other SBT's sc grades have a round knob on butt stock that i have seen pics of....i seen a few sxs guns with it....i will try to post some pics and any info would be appreciated. thanks in advance.
matt

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That is a prime example of “Trap shooters will go to ANY length with their guns to gain the “advantage”.”

That butt stock appears to not be original to the gun but a Research Letter may address it.





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A research letter would tell specifications when built? and possibly who ordered it originally? Is there an associated cost with it...I saw a few prices for sxs's different grades but wasn't sure about SBT's. This gun come out of wisconsin and was given to a friend of mine by his now deceased brother in law....So I know nothing about gun or even a rough value...he is wanting to sell to me but values seem to be all over the board and especially if not original....

Wow!

First time for everything! Never saw such an attachment before. Hard to tell about the originality of the stock, sans the "hook".

Round knobs on single traps are not unheard of. This gun is out of the era of "order books" so odd features will probably not be addressed in a PGCA letter. However, a letter would be a shot at getting some information on this odd gun. That is one wild Monte Carlo also, not unheard of but rare.

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that stock isn't original. Doesn't mean it's not really cool and probably a great shooting trap gun. I can feel 100 straight just looking at her.

I am very surprised that the stock in the wrist area has held up to use. It is very thin.
It is interesting to say the least and based on your photos it is a little difficult to see what exactly is going on there.
The stock from the wrist forward looks like it is original, but from the grip back, not so much on the upper half. But I cannot clearly see that it is two pieces of wood put together.

Then again the toe line of the stock looks right and even some parts of the monte carlo.

I think that it MAY be an all original piece of wood and the stock likely had a “full” comb on it which meant a lot of meat to work with. Then the top of the grip area was reworked into the shape it is in now and the germanic grip attachment was put on. The checkering is correct. The round knob grip... it would be cool if it is original. It could be. Just the photos of the grip in that area are not good enough to make a call on it. I wager that it may be.

Look at the first picture compared to the second and third pictures. The cut of the comb changes, like the gun saw a rasp between the first and the second and third pictures. The first picture shows a rasp cutting through the finish at the comb area before the second and third pictures were taken. "A trapshooter with a file, a rasp, and a camera". It is still a neat SC that I would like to own.

It also appears that the trigger is more in the rear position than most SBTs.

thanks for the info....i will try to post better pics of gun in its entirety....

SC Trap
 

Interesting gun Matt. If you take pictures straight on and square to the gun with a medium red or gray background they will probably be better for viewing.
If your camera will provide a flash it will also eliminate some of the shadows that hide the details we would like to see. Good luck and take care.:corn:

I guess we've seen the last of this interesting gun.

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so I met a Guy today that at a gun show, he was full of information on this Gun. He is lifetime member of this group and is a firearms appraiser. he suggested i get a letter just to i will have it to show how the gun was ordered...especially since the comb is so high on gun. so I guess i need some help with info of getting the letter.

Go to our home page and join as an annual member. $40.
Then from the home page you can order a research letter at the members rate. $40.

A letter ant the non member rate is $100 so you’ll save $20 by joining first.

It can all be don on line from the home page using pay-pal.

And thank you for posting all those great pictures!



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thank you for the info....I have joined now and just filled out membership
form....I will request a letter and that may tell us a little more about the gun.
thanks
matt

Is your S/N 215474? Put a yardstick flat along the rib and measure the drop at the nose of the comb, measure the drop at the end of the parallel section of the comb, and the drop at the top of the heel. If you can, take the wood screw out of the trigger guard tang and gently lift the guard out of the channel and turn it CCW. You should see the S/N plus a "4" stamped in the wood.

Maybe it is just the angle of the photo but the photo of the grip/tang from above the gun makes it look like it has cast on for a wrong-handed shooter. Am I seeing that correctly?

If you can dig up some more background on this SC it could make a nice sort for a future edition of Parker Pages.

I like it.