Among my experiences "snapping" odd barrels onto other Parkers are these. GHE Damascus 0 frame 16, snapped on a set of Parker Special Steel 16 gauge ejector barrels. 0 Grade 32" top action #2 frame, snapped on a set of 30" Twist 10 gauge barrels. GHE 0 frame 16, snapped on 32" A-1 Special 20 gauge barrels. Of course, there is the 1/2 frame, snapped on #1 frame 16 gauge PSS barrels as well as 12 gauge 1/2 frame Remington alloy barrels. DH #2 frame 12 gauge 30" and 32" two barrel factory set, snapped on Titanic Steel 26" barrels. DHE #1 frame 16 gauge, snapped on 28" PSS 16 gauge barrels. BH grade #3 frame ten gauge, 18", snapped on 30" Titanic Steel 10 gauge barrels. Same gun, snapped on 32" 10 gauge Damascus barrels from EH grade. DH grade #2 frame 12 gauge, snapped on two sets of Bernard Steel 12 gauge barrels. None of these barrels matched the receivers, none of the guns or barrels were filed to fit, all guns are tightly fitted and work well except the 12 gauge 1/2 frame barrels, which have a little excess headspace at the breech face. These are not just idle experiments. They are orphan barrels that I have bought over the years and threw into the junk pile, just in case. They have made some interesting two and three barrel sets, but are all available when the original guns come along. The best of the best after the reunion of the CH Bernard two barrel set is my three barrel factory GHE Damascus 16 set. I bought that gun as a 24" 0 frame one barrel gun. A year after purchase, the seller called and asked if I wanted the 28" and 30" barrels and forends. The 26" barrels are missing. In two of the examples above, the original guns did come along, with some help from my Parker friends.
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