I have three Parker’s with such combs. A 1924 BHE 16 has the fluting of Craig’s lower photos. The other two have the more rounded form and are late 1910s/early 1920s 16 gauges. Those earlier guns are noted as “medium full combs” in the records.
Each sports a straight grip.
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