I have a large box in my basement that is marked "Parker Stocks -Good". It contains about a dozen original stocks and fore ends from Parkers-many with their PG trigger guards. I have re-stocked to straight grips with higher LH dimensions. There are also a few treasures I could not resist buying like a DH factory Monte Carlo straight rip stock I bought at the GAH in Vandalia a long time ago. When I sell a re-stocked Parker I always include the original stocks. The next keeper of the Parker deserves to have them.
I also have a box labeled "Parker patterns" with patterns I have used over the years in res-stocking projects from 6 frame hammers to 0 frame hammerless many made from unserviceable original stocks. Some are to use for checkering patterns.They always seem to come in handy...unfortunately I have three other similar boxes labeled "Fox - Patterns", "M21 Patterns" and "Misc- Patterns"...clearly I have had OCRD (Obsessive Complusive Restocking Disorder ...with sinistral complications...admitting to one's addiction is the first step to overcoming it...but whomever said that was not a left handed pigeon shooter who likes to shoot old shotguns...
