Back in 2000 I attended the Remington Police Armorer Course at the factory in Ilion. On my way back to my hotel one afternoon I stopped by the DelGrego shop on Barrington Road. Babe was there and had recently (or was) recovering from his stroke. Larry was also there working at the bench.
Babe gave me quite a lesson in Parker history. He also told me that they only worked on Parker Guns and Remington Model 32 shotguns.
I also seem to recall that he told me that when his father retired from Remington, he purchased Parker parts, barrels, unfinished guns, etc. for the price of scrap. I do remember Babe showing me drawers full of original parts.
And I agree with Dean. Why some folks choose to keep a lot of history and knowledge to themselves as if it were a State secret I have no idea.
Thank God for folks like Roy Jinks who pretty much single-handedly saved Smith & Wesson history when they demolished the original factory, and our own Researcher who freely shares knowledge and information from his research collection/library with others.
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