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Reproduction Parts Compatability
I was reading thru Volume 1 issue 2 of the Parker Pages and noted a small blurb from Mr. J.T. Skeuse that said "all of our reproduction parts fit the Originals". I wasn't aware of this? That is pretty broad statement, is it correct?
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I don’t see how it can be correct as all Repros within a particular frame sizes were manufactured to the same specs with precision machines. The originals were machine made but hand-fitted. Even parts from one original of a particular frame size are highly unlikely to fit another original of the same frame size.
They do however, usually interchange with another Repro of the same frame size. . |
I believe he meant to say that Repro parts CAN be made to fit in originals with some additional hand fitting.
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The bottom line here is most original Parker or Repro parts need to be fitted to some degree. Very few of them are plug & play! |
You're absolutely right Paul.
Once upon a time, I thought I just had to have a 20ga. Parker Reproduction DHE w/28" bbls., SG, SPL, DT, factory choked Q1/Q2. I diligently searched long and hard for more than 15 years to find one. The exact gun in the exact configuration I was seeking never showed up. Finally, after more than what seemed like a lifetime of searching, a 20ga. DHE appeared w/28" bbls. factory choked Q1/Q2, w/SG, SPL, but it only had one trigger --dammit! I couldn't take it anymore so I relented and decided that would have to do. So I jumped on it. Upon receiving the gun I promptly sent it off to Keith Kearcher for conversion to double triggers. Kearcher utilized double triggers from an original Parker Bros. gun for the conversion. |
It is an accurate statement.
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