Simmons Gun Specialties in Olathe Kansas was known for putting ventilated ribs on Mod 12 Winchesters and for installing gunstocks on same made by Fajen or Bishops of Warsaw, Mo, some of which had thumbholes, high curved combs and were of myrtle, curly maple and quite memorable. They are/were not known by the collector community as Parker shotgun restoration specialists. Simmons closed about 10 years ago. A Simmons ventilated rib on a Parker shotgun will be apparent to Parker collectors, as will a Simmons/Fajen/Bishop replacement stock and or beavertail forend, which Simmons put on by the hundreds. While the value to a purist collector will be low, that does not degrade the functionality of the gun and it may appeal to those who are more interested in shooting than having a representative collector quality gun. Market comparables to such a gun will be available Turkish, Spanish, Browning BSS and other such useful guns.
Last edited by Bruce Day; 04-04-2010 at 07:49 PM..
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