In my early days of being smitten by the Parker bug......I saw an AHE built from a VHE by DelGrego, Runge and other early transfers from the Parker factory. It was beautiful and signed on the water table by those who built it. Basically an upgrade by previous Parker employees, wish I had known enough to buy it. Seems many early great shooters of Parkers routinely sent their guns back to Parker for refinish as needed but at least they didn't need to go back for new barrels like the Brits. Point is, many of the nice pieces we are lucky enough to find may have been redone at some time by Parker, at least that is what I have been told and if so, I don't know how you could find fault with them. Mine are a poor man's small group but proud of every one of them but I now tend to keep them as found unless they really need repair. Just my two cents......
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