20 gauge repo
 

how would one go about finding the date of manufacture of a Repo, I just bought.

Ron Moore

I'd recommend you send a PM to Rich Anderson and ask him, he'll know. He's the resident repo authority around here.

Hi Ron...This is what I have learned and is not backed by provable facts as any info on the repro's is open for discussion. The DHE 20 gauge guns started with 5 prototypes and then 25 friends and family guns. Then the regular serial numbers are 20-00000 I have never found a repro over 5 digits following the Gauge. I would guestamate that about 1500 to 2000 guns in 20ga. were built in the first 12 months of production. 1985-86 Maybe your gun fits into that SN range? thanks all SXS Ohio

Serial number of a rePro
 

Ronald Moore, I can give you the dates of when your Reproduction was built, but as far as a date for a REPO you have to talk to the repoman and I'm not sure you will get the gun back LOL. A Common mistake and it is like fingernails on a chalk board when I hear folks calling the Parker Reproduction a REPO. If we must abreviate please call them REPRO's. Just my speal today LOL and send me the serial number and I will see when it was made Thanks folks. E mail is rskeuse@reagentchemical.com.

Richard: thanks for correcting my bad grammar, My serial number is 20-2286, DHE 20 gauge, straight grip, splinter forend. I would like to thank you for your help, you really made some great guns nd we all are proud to own them.

Thanks again

Ron Moore
505-980-6018

Sorry for my ignorance; I don't keep up with all the postings.

Is Rich Anderson an 'authority' or a 'tool' ?

Neither,.... Greg Baehman or Kenny Graft know quite a lot about the Parker Reproduction by Winchester but Richard Skeuse is the guru on Reproductions as his Dad, then owner of Reagent Chemical, Tom Skeuse, created them.


(Thanks Greg ;))






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I am neither one :nono: Don't PM me I don't own a repro anymore and haven't for decades. There nice guns but I don't know any more than that.

Richard Skeuse
 

Just wanted to thank Richard Skeuse for his call about my new Winchester Reproduction, he gave me the date his company made the gun and when they sold gun, Thanks again Richard.

Ron Moore

Serial numbers
 

Thanks fellows. We do not have much info after the flood and closing Parker Reproductions down but I was able to give Ron some info of what we have. it was my pleasure. Keep shooting them. Enjoy