Original order or factory re-stocking
I have an original 3rd gen. 1923 Parker AAHE that factory letters with just the basic description of 12 gauge, bbl pellet count, 32 in barrels. Recent examination by Parker collectors at the Southern SxS pronounced the gun all Parker 100%.
It has a splinter forend, SS trigger, ventilated rib, with an extra buttstock and beavertail forend . The extra stock has a period Hawkins pad with capped pistol grip. The original family purchaser used the BT forend and extra stock with pad for skeet and live pigeon shooting.
Both the BT forend and the padded buttstock have the gun's serial number
stamped within the inside wood. ( A possible indicator). No mention of either rib, extra stock or forend-as stated- in the PGCA factory letter.
With these limited clues, what other deductions and inferences might be drawn as to what particular features were in the original order, and what might possibly have been features added by a return to the factory?
There are no surviving receipts, and the factory work orders are not available.
{PGCA Researcher Chuck Bishop has been very patiently helpful with my inquiries}
Immediate photos not available, BUT this Parker may be viewed in the Summer 2003 Issue of the Double Gun Journal.
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