A 230XXX gun would have been made in 1929, five years before Remington aquired Parker Guns. 236531 was the first Parker produced under Remington and those produced until the Parker project was moved ti Ilion are generally considered "transition" guns and display characteristics of both Parker Bros. and of the Remington Parker. Remington had an ample supply of grip caps cast with "Meriden Ct." and we see examples of very late guns with this cap. (Eric, what is the cap on your NIB VHE skeet gun?) I would think a Parker shotgun with a Remington grip cap must have been sent to Remington for repairs and such a cap was installed then. I would also think the majority of Parker shotguns with a Remington grip cap should also have Remington repair codes stamped into the barrel flats.
I'll qualify this whole paragraph by saying "never say never" and "but there is an exception to every rule" and "but not always".
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