Only my opinion, but I think, unless there are records that say otherwise, that this gun was built the way it is by Parker. Point one would be the reason for the hand inletting for the stock. "Normal" Parker stocks were machine inletted using specialized jigs and routers. An offset stock would have to be hand fitted. Secondly, the lack of a serial number in the trigger guard channel is not damning because the number was placed there to easily reunite the stock to the proper receiver, after finishing. It is doubtful that more than one gun with this type of stock/receiver was going through PB at the same time. Thus, the number is not critical. Finally, bending the tangs, if not done by Parker, would require annealing and recasing of the tangs/receiver. A much more difficult task than making the stock. As I said at the outset, this is only my opinion, but, until proven otherwise, I am sticking to it.
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