P series

Jeff Elder · 10-20-2023, 06:08 PM

Friend of mine picked up a Parker repro 20 gauge. He was wondering what the “P” series means?

Thank you in advance

Don Mills · 10-20-2023, 06:21 PM

The P guns were Prototypes that were the first of many Parker Reproduction guns made. I own P-420 also a 20 ga.

Jeff Elder · 10-20-2023, 06:25 PM

Thank you Don

Wild Skies · 10-21-2023, 01:44 PM

Regarding the “P” guns, has anyone seen or heard of one in any gauge other than a twenty?

B. Dudley · 10-21-2023, 05:03 PM

I recently had a few P series guns in my shop. A single and a double digit number. I think the one was number P-4 if I recall.

edgarspencer · 10-21-2023, 09:11 PM

Greg can probably answer this; After the P-xx serial numbers, how many were serialized with just a number, and not the Gauge, followed by a dash, and the number?

Wild Skies · 10-21-2023, 09:47 PM

Gosh Edgar, if we're talking specifically about Parker Reproductions, I can’t recall ever seeing or hearing of any. But, that’s not to say there are none out there, as we never say never, right?

edgarspencer · 10-21-2023, 10:45 PM

I’ll see if a friend who has one with a 3 digit SN will let me take a picture of it.

edgarspencer · 10-23-2023, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by edgarspencer

I’ll see if a friend who has one with a 3 digit SN will let me take a picture of it.

I spoke to the friend who had the 20ga Reproduction with only a 3 digit SN. He traded it to RHO about 2 months ago.

Romac · 10-22-2023, 04:38 PM

I've got P-36 that I bought new in the box a few years ago, it is also a 20.