$250 Grade Stock
 

Stock of $250 grade SN 2344

Bruce, Thanks for posting those photo's of that stock,I have it's twin 2349 has the exact stock it is a 12 ga. I wonder if they made a few of these? does any one else have one? Would make a good story, The carving is most unusual Gary

you could put all my stocks together and not come up with such a nice stock... charlie

There was an article in the the Parker Pages a couple of issues ago with a stock like that. It really caught my attention. Very interesting.

Beautiful! Almost a Germanic look to the stock treatment but very nice. Every time I learn more about the variety of work done by Parker craftsmen I am pleased and excited. Thanks for sharing Bruce.

I don't own this gun and am content to enjoy it vicariously. Gary, what I know is that not all $250 dollar grades had this stock carving so it must have been an ordered option . I have heard indirectly, and have not personally counted, that there are about 10-15 known examples. I have seen four. Yes, they are very special guns. Can you imagine going to Kolich or Trevallion today and asking them to replicate this stock?

Carved Stocks
 

Those beautifully carved and scalloped $250 grade Parker stocks seem to be confined to serial numders in the low thousands - perhaps the time before King joined the company.

Tear drop shaped "drop points" appear on $200 and $250 grade guns in the 3000 s/n range. The fore end checking pattern on these guns was designed to straddle the original cross slide fore end attachment, and remained essentially unchanged.

What is the s/n of the latest $200 - $250 - A - B grade with tear drop drop points?

What is the s/n of the earliest with fleur de lis?

These would be great inputs to Josh for "Parkers Found"

Best, Austin

That article was authored by Chairman John Davis but I don't know if that Parker belongs to John.

Merz Antique Firearms had one for sale like this. It was for sale for a while and it is now long gone. Did anyone get it?

That would be an asset to my gunsafe.