A 12 gauge VHE walked into our shop the other day and it had been suggested to the owner that the barrels may have been cut since the matting went right to the front edge of the barrels. The gun was among the missing in the Parker records but when I checked I found that it was sold at VL&D in 1917 with 28 inch barrels - the same length that they are now. Please call if you have a question about a Parker that you own - or hope to own. Just check the serial number on the research page of our website. Just be prepared to learn that it was originally a lower grade than it appears to be now.
I'll see you at Hausmann's. I have all of our Parker records in my computer.
Bob Beach
Griffin & Howe, Inc.
http://www.griffinhowe.com/research-main.cfm