Straight Grain Parker:

[Bruce P Bruner]

I was inspired by the 2025 PGCA raffle gun to pull out a 1904 Damascus DH 12 with vivid straight grain from the head to the butt. This one demonstrates about as true a straight grain stock you will see.
The visible knot is looks almost 3D, though it’s smooth across the surface.
Any other examples the membership care to share?

[David Noble]

The only Parker I have that's anywhere near that straight grained is a Trojan, but the grain doesn't have the contrast between the layers that your DH has. That is a beautiful gun you have there! Let me know if you ever decide to sell it.

[Bill Murphy]

Straight grain, black striped wood is very characteristic of Juglans Regia, no matter how many fancy Juglans Regia stocks you see on the net.

[James L. Martin]

Here's my restocked 34" VH. The wood used was a 50+ year old blank of french walnut from long gone gun shop of Roy Vail.

[B. Dudley]

The european approach. Good and stable quarter sawn wood. Nothing fancy, but it will hold up for a long time.

[Tom Hawkins]

Bruce, this straight grained D grade live bird gun with 32" barrels has a serial number in the 102 thousand range.