GHE 28GA Skeet
 

Anyone else see this on GunBroker? Factory? If so, wow..

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/889488575

Oh, and no reserve.

Man, that is a dandy! Oh, If it only had a straight grip.....





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Except for butt stock configuration and front bead, matches the book

The red ivory (Lyman) front bead was an option when this gun was made though I don’t know if the style shown was available at that time.

My 28 gauge VHE Skeet gun, I’m told, originally came with a red ivory front bead but as I understand it the previous owner didn’t like it so he replaced it with a white ivory bead. Wish I had the red one that came with the gun originally.





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Same seller as the 28g and 20g that were discussed at length here recently.

Yup.

That will make the wife a nice Valentine's Day present since it ends on 2-14.

Reggie, he's right next door to you in Kentucky. It would make a nice road trip for the weekend.

Maybe he will answer questions in person...

Great idea!

3 hour trip for me so not out of the question. Meet you there Reggie :)

I threw out a bid on it just so I could someday tell the story of how I got out bid on a graded 28 gauge skeet gun, only missed it by 10 or 15 thousand:rotf:

You ain't driving 3 hours to look at a 26" barreled Parker!

Geez I must be an easy read cause you are 100% correct.

This is one heck of a nice gun!

I do question a few items like the wood finish is exceptionally free from scratches, dents & other defects when the gun has obviously been shot some by the looks of the breech face on the action & slight scratches on the barrel finishes. The top lever is left of center which I find a little concerning on a gun this clean. The trigger plate screws finish doesn't match the rest of the metal finish & then there's the Bradley type front sight that is more model-21'ish than Parker like. I sure would like to see a PGCA letter on this one!

Overall it's a really nice gun that will attract a lot of flies to this pot of honey!! Good luck guy's it's out of my league! I wonder where the over-under bets would be placed? Will it go over or under the 20K mark?:corn:

Over

What the heck . . . Under

Under

Is the case and barrel bluing original? If so- Does anybody want to take a guess on the percentage of case on the action and barrel blue? Also: Isn't the front sight an easy fix if you wanted to change to the traditional white bead.

I was so off on the GHE 20 that sold I am afraid to comment on the originality of this one! I will say the choke markings are correct for a Remington skeet gun. So how many GHE 28 gauge skeet guns are out there?

Well over $20K IMO.





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I suspect that there are more "Skeet In and Skeet Out" marked Parkers that did not come from the factory that way than did come from the factory that way. Of course, this is probably one of the real ones. It is just a few numbers away from a known skeet gun. The high bidder has probably already put in a real high bid. Of course, we should continue to nip at his heels.

And those "fake" ones, generally speaking, are fairly easy to spot because the skeet markings just don't look like original factory skeet markings. I think this one is genuine.

I got 20 ga GHE straight grip, long beavertail, sst Hawkins pad, 26 inch barrels, open chokes 2369xx that is not marked skeet in and out and guess it may be a skeet gun. Bobby

Do you have a research letter on yours Robert?
My 28 fauge VHE is not marked with Skwwt choke markings but my research letters, both from Chuck Bishop and from Bob Beach confirm it is a “Skeet gun.” Yours may too. Mine is 236912 .





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I have 237230 & 239380, both marked "skeet in" "skeet out".

Dean, what information did Chuck and Bob provide that gave you information that your gun is a skeet gun?

In Picture #65 of the listing it appears that the right ejector trip rod in receiver is broken off.
Am I correct? If so, is this a difficult repair?
Bob Jurewicz

Not broken off, just one barrel is fired (see the tripped firing pin at the breech).
The other barrel is cocked.

These documents.


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Beach's letter describes it as a Skeet Grade. The Grade thing is interesting.

The Cody letter on my M21 2 barrel set is described as "Skeet Grade", and it was differentiated by features such as the larger Hessian forend. The 26"barrels are IC/Mod, and the 30's are F/M. Both sets are chambered for 3"shells. Hardly a gun for skeet

Notice that on Bob's letter, a representation of the A&F records, lists the chokes as "Skeet 1 & Skeet 2" but especially the A&F handwritten record of "Parker Skeet Guns" lists the chokes as #1 & #2.

The chokes are actually .008" of constriction in the left barrel and .015" constriction in the right barrel. (Reversed chokes for Skeet guns was the practice then.)





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Incidentally, I noticed the grip cap on the subject gun has been reinstalled backward which we all know neither Parker Bros. nor Remington would have done, nor allowed out the door like that, so I guess the stock may have been at least stripped and refinished.....





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Dean, thanks for the great information.

Is the gun marked "SKEET" on the floorplate?

No research letter yet need to get one. Thanks Bobby

Kevin - No. The worksheet and the Cody letter both call it a skeet grade and it has all of the features associated with the skeet grade. I'm guessing they forgot to stamp it

Parker gHE 28ga
 

The records show that this gun was originally stocked with a straight stock from the factory. If the grip cap is installed backwards is this even a factory Parker stock?

I think the jury's still on that regard John. The wood is appropriate for a Remington era Grade 2 but maybe a bit over the top in figure. Generally speaking the super nice figure on the lower grades didn't start appearing regularly until after the move to Ilion. To my mind the borders don't have that perfect concave mullering we might expect to see on a 1935 Meriden produced Parker but there was more than one person doing the checkering and each had his or her own style.





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