DHE 16
I am anew member to the PGCA and this is my first post. My question concerns a DHE 16 that I have owned for almost 20 years.
I recently received a Parker letter on the gun #132731. It was shipped to Atlanta, Ga. in1905 and the oval on the stock says Jos. Gray, Atlanta, Ga. I am sure it must have been some old quail hunters gun.
the letter confirms that it is an O frame, with26" barrels of cyl and mod.,6 lbs weight, 13 7/8 LOP, with a half pistol grip. This is where my gun deviates from the letter. It has a straight grip with all the ordered dimensions. It has the proper Parker trigger guard with the serial #, skeleton butt plate, but the spear point extensions to the stock side panels are checkered as in a B grade.
The letter states that the gun was returned to the factory in 1910, t0 take dents out of the barrels, redress the stock, and clean the action.
Could redressing the stock have meant changing it to a st. grip, and what do you think about th checkering on the side panels. I have opions from a couple of extremly knowledgable people who feel that this is an all original gun.
I also have a 16 VH with the original hang tags that is my everday carry gun and also a VH 20 with 26" barrels. I know you guys are going to want pictures and I will try as soon as I figure that out
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