In going back and re-reading this thread it brings up several unanswered questions regarding these very alluring and intriguing little 0000-frame Repros. Questions like -- where did the numbers in the production chart for the .410s come from? Are these documented numbers, or are they assumptions? The 33 listed DHE .410s do not mention what size frame they were built on, nor do the 9 BHE 410s. Another question brought up in another thread was -- Do the .0000-frame production Repros with beavertail forends have the reinforcement rod?
Then we have the Nick Sisley quote in an article that he wrote about Parker Reproductions in the Jan/ Feb 1996 issue of Shotgun Sports magazine where he writes -- "Finally, the factory started 133 .410s on the tiny 4/0 frame. They completed 33 of these, and that's when production ceased. . . . As for the 100 partially made .410s on the 4/0 frame, Jack Skeuse continues to build as time and experienced gunsmiths permit." OK, here we have some numbers, but no mention of what grade they were finished out in.
Then, to add to the confusion regarding the 9 BHE .410s in the production chart, we have this -- a .410 BHE Repro on a 0000-frame -- the 2nd 4/0-frame BHE to be found with DHE-style engraving, Serial No. B .410-0052 . . . if there were only 9 built, how do we explain this gun at #52? Can we answer that without a question?
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