Is this a Miller SST?

[Drew Hause]

From the current Julia auction catalog



Working on another album and thank you.
http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/view/22972484

[Bruce Day]

Drew, Parker SST is what comes to my mind. We don't see the other side. Also I think, but am not sure, that all or most Millers are marked Miller.....Murphy would likely know the answer to that.

Compiling a trigger photo album? I have a CHE 16ga with gold plated, checkered triggers believe it or not. They are Parker triggers but I can't tell if they are original or done later. Who knows, the gun went back to change out the damascus barrels to fluid steel. Wish I still had the damascus set.

[Dean Romig]

On some of the Miller Single Triggers the "MILLER" stamp is out of sight up inside the lower tang of the trigger or floor plate. That one looks like a Parker single trigger.

[Autumn Daze]

Yup... Parker single trigger. With the late style safety slide I would guess its the later two screw single trigger..

[Bruce Day]

I once had a Parker with early single screw SST that somebody had put a second dummy screw in to make it look like the two screw model, which is reputed to be more reliable. I had no problem with the trigger,however its irritating the length some people will go to fake things.

[Drew Hause]

Thank you gentlemen; here's the other side. Who designed the Parker SST?



Vic Venters' recent article about the HOT in Shooting Sportsman led to discussions on other Forums. AND this trigger with the odd nubin that no one could identify

[Bruce Day]

Drew , see The Parker Story. There is quite a bit written about the Parker SST there. Designed within Parker, unlike Fox or some other makers.

There were many attempts at perfecting a single trigger that would not double. Some would say that they are still not perfected but I have had no trouble with single triggers in my personal experience.

To me, the right side of a Parker SST looks like a Miller, but the left side always looks different. The Miller trigger is wider and not as sculptured, but then I have only seen maybe a dozen or so Miller installations, unlike people in Penn and the NE who have likely seen many many more and all the variances. Some people, and Don Kaas is a proponent of them, love Millers above all other triggers. I've not shot a Miller, I wouldn't know.

[Bill Murphy]

I have some Millers on Parkers, all the early selective model, and they all work. My 12 gauge Skeeter has a non selective factory installed Miller and it works also.

[Austin W Hogan]

Herman (?) Shula was a German jeweler who designed the second model Parker single trigger. He was Babe DelGrego's grandfather.

Miller's are usually stamped Miller, but the stamp may be obscure. A very slightly modified Miller design is used on the K32.

Best, Austin

[Drew Hause]

Thanks again gentlemen.
First model?



Second (two screw) model?