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08-28-2018, 04:03 PM
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From the 1936 Remington Parker catalog , when the Parker Skeet Gun was first offered.
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08-28-2018, 04:55 PM
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As most everyone knows, the game of Skeet was developed in Andover, MA in the late teens into the twenties and was originally called "clock shooting". In 1926 William Harnden Foster, editor and publisher of The National Sportsman and Hunting and Fishing magazines put an ad for a contest for a new name for the game with a $100 prize to go to the person who sent in the name that would be chosen.
Parker (Remington Arms) finally adopted the name of "Skeet Gun" as Bruce points out, in 1936. But Parker Bros was producing Skeet configured guns well before '36 and there are several examples out there. Refer to my article in the Autumn 2017 Issue of Parker Pages, "The Elliot's Twenty-bore Parker Bros. Skeet Gun" It was a DHE with 26" barrels, BTFE, SST, twin beads, and choked for Skeet targets. Certainly intentionally ordered for upland game as well as the game of Skeet - which the Elliot family excelled at. The serial number is 236162 which was made prior to Remington Arms purchase of the Parker Gun works. .
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08-28-2018, 05:27 PM
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Hundreds if not thousands of Parker skeet guns were made through the 60’s , 70’s and 80’s. A person could get one made today if wanted.
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08-28-2018, 05:36 PM
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I think what Bruce may be saying is that a true Parker Skeet Gun is one that was made under Remington's ownership and the chokes actually stamped "SKEET" on the barrel flats.
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08-28-2018, 06:05 PM
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My 28 gauge was probably made into a skeet gun after Remington closed. I know it was one of the Parkers used by Winchester Repeating Arms as a test gun so we are lucky any part of the gun exists at all.
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08-28-2018, 06:26 PM
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Mills thats a pretty cool provenance for that gun!
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08-28-2018, 06:47 PM
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Some time back I acquired a 12ga Repro - dhe, pg, sst, btfe, 26”. Not a legit skeet gun but skeet configured (save chokes & midbead) nonetheless.
Let’s just say it was an unexpected eye-opener - I absolutely love the way the gun handles. Been studying the skeet guns ever since. A legit G grade skeet gun in nice honest condition would sure beat getting poked in the eyeball w/a stick! |
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08-28-2018, 06:50 PM
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Or both eyes for that matter.
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