Butt on 1894 G ??
 

Has anyone ever seen this buttplate on a Papker gun.Plate is on a 1894
Dam barrel 12 ga I am looking at ??

Not me, but it's a pretty one and not 'overdone'.

How about showing a couple of pictures of the rest of the stock?

Elegant.

Might not be original. Pattern is not like anyone I have seen on other Parkers with checkered butt. Also, would a checkered butt have even been available on the G grade? Maybe by special order only?

very nice work.

Brian my 1934 GHE Skeet came with a checkered butt which was standard treatment for V and G grade skeet guns. The pattern here is much different.

i like it whether it be original or not... charlie

A good many Parkers either came 'standard' with the checkered butt as pete indicates or with the note in the order "no butt" or "no butt plate" and were therefore checkered. The great majority of checkered butts were done in this style or something very close to this one.


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Dean,
I have asked the question regarding the "no butt" notation several times here and to various gunsmiths and collectors and could never get a consensus answer. Where did you get the information that leads you to the conclusion that "no butt" represents the checkered butt treatment? I don't doubt that what you say is true but would be interested if it is documented somewhere or just speculation. Thanks, Larry

This was discussed here not long ago. In my diminished mental condition, I can't remember what evidence was presented or what conclusion we reached. I have seen a bunch more Parker orders for "no butt" than I have seen Parkers with checkered wood butts.