Revisions by Parker?
 

This is an update to my original post regarding the chance of the serialization book being incorrect. Attached are some photos I took today of the gun in question. Please review them and tell me your opinions on whether Parker did the revisions to the gun. I don't know what the repair code stamped into the gun means. I also don't know what the letters behind the triggers mean. I assume the sideways R stamped into the stock means a replacement stock. The ventilated rib does not have the last three digits of the serial number stamped into it's underside.

It appears to have had a single trigger at one time. The R is for Right barrel on the selector switch which was in the position where the rear trigger occupies presently. The stock appears to be an original Parker or Remington replacement, hence the R stamped into the wood. The Ser & ID book won't necessarily show what a gun went back to Parker for. I suggest you get a Research Letter.

XD5 and XC3 are two seperate Remington repair codes.

Wayne, responding to your direct personal request to me for comment, the stock looks dead on correct. I concur with Dean's assessment.

The vent rib looks correct. The last three of the SN should be stamped in the underside of the rib between the second and third support posts from the rear. But if not there, its not indicative of the rib being aftermarket in this case.

There are some guns with extra checkering details such as this one.

A nice and interesting gun.

In the last picture shown, there is a hole visable in the lower tang behind the rear trigger. Is this a remnant of the straight stock? There is no doubt the ventilated rib is original to the gun as the area where the rib extension meets the action is flat rather than concave. Is there a repair to the rib at the muzzle? A picture of the muzzle from the end would be appreciated.

Wayne, your B has some extra checkering details, which is an interesting plus. Here is a C also with a little extra.

Parkers are all about the details.

Here are some additional pictures of the gun:

The extra holes, one open and one plugged, are remnants of the single trigger screws that were in those positions, I believe. Dave Suponski will know for sure - he has one or two with that single trigger setup.

Wayne, I am no Parker expert, but I think the rib end has come loose in the past, that's why the striations on the end rib post, and may be loose again, or could be better repaired.


As I said a couple months ago, this is a target gun, and a nice one.

Revisions by Parker?
 

Wayne, What I find interesting is the front site bead. I have the same bead on a Lefever DS circa 1907. Yours is the only other one I've seen. Rich

Thanks for all of your input. My mind is made up; I am going to try to swing a deal on this gun.