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Originally Posted by Dean Romig
How then will you eliminate the "PARKER" on the underside of the frame?
Do you intend to have "Parker Bros." engraved in the vacant banner spaces on the sides of the frame?
What about the lack of mullering on the borders of the checkering?
What about the roll stamp that is lacking on the top rib?
I'm sorry... I couldn't help myself Edgar.
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My intent is not to disguise the gun, and misrepresent it as an 'original' Meriden Parker, but to merely change the cosmetic characteristics which I don't care for, in favor of those on early Meriden guns. I do not like the blunt bull nosed later style fore end, and also prefer the more delicate nose to the comb. As for the muddy plastic appearance of the wood finish, well, I think I've heard you on that topic, and while the wood is being addressed, we certainly agree there are one or two craftsmen who do know what mullered borders should look like. . My reasoning is simply to address the adage akin to not hunting with a gun that will embarrass your dog' ,I want to at least like looking at the gun. Of course, it would be easy enough to strike the "Parker" engraved on the underside of the receiver, and leave the banners blank, as would be the case of transition Parkers. As I recall my old GHE28 had no name on the receiver what ever. Likewise I do not intend to remove the Winchester nomenclature, or have the barrels properly rust blued.
If, on the remote chance that all your questions were to only wind me up, as you are often want to do, I would simply say............Bugger Off.
03-18-2017, 07:05 PM
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