VHE 20 ga

[10 bore]

this is from a VHE 20 ga Remington gun, 237XXX S/N the gun has been in the same family from 1930's on. why would it not have anything on it except PARKER and S/N on trigger bow?? SCOTT

[Labowner]

We need better pictures... come on!

[10 bore]

Originally Posted by E Robert Fabian

We need better pictures... come on!

that the point nothen to see, a blank frame, except PARKER across the bottom of receiver and S/N on trigger bow

[BRDHNTR]

Scott, did someone buff out the frame?

[10 bore]

Originally Posted by allen newell

Scott, did someone buff out the frame?

No, the word PARKER is very clear and and does not have that buffed shine to it. scott

[Bill Murphy]

It looks like a gun that has not been engraved. If this is the case, it is one of few Parkers that were made that way. Ed Muderlak pictures a smilar gun on page 286 of his Parker Guns, Shooting Flying. Better pictures please.

[10 bore]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

It looks like a gun that has not been engraved. If this is the case, it is one of few Parkers that were made that way. Ed Muderlak pictures a smilar gun on page 286 of his Parker Guns, Shooting Flying. Better pictures please.

Yes, Bill, no engraving, can get better pics cell phone pics and it was bad lighting, but yes no engraving at all except "PARKER". looked strange with nothen on it. all the rest was wright,S/N ,barrel flat, receiver water table. scott

[Bill Murphy]

I own the gun pictured on page 286 of Ed's book, so I know they exist. You have a very interesting gun. There is a possibility that the Parker stock books have a notation explaining your gun.

[Researcher]

The fit and polish of the internal parts gets finer as the grade increases.

[John Farrell, Charter Member #33]

I have a 236XXX 20 VH with no PB engraving on the boxlock sides. Parker is on the underside of the frame. Parker Bros. Maker is on the rib as usual. Perhaps there was a vacation period when a bunch of frames were produced and no one got around to taking up that slack in 1933-35 when Remington first came around.

Larry Baer, on page 47 of his book, "A few guns were made until 1945, but were completed from inventory guns already serial numbered". This could be the case with our two guns; they may have been assembled from PB inventory and serial numbered parts by Remington; the assembly may have occurred AFTER Remington was informed that they could not use the Parker Bros. trade marked logo on the guns they were making. So the side engraving was eliminated in favor of the Parker name on the underside of the frame. Which engraved name appears in different styles, sizes and fonts on different near to - and actual - Remington era guns I have seen.