34" BHE-Gunbroker

[John Davis]

Dean, I agree. The Voorhee's were big duck hunters and members of the Duck Island Club outside of Peoria. But I would not have tagged this as a duck gun. However, it does have 3 inch chambers and could probably digest about any load you put down her. Maybe I'll take her out to the duck pond behind the house one morning this week and try her out for some double duty.

[John Davis]

This gun has had quite a bit of work done to it over the years. The stock was changed to add a cheek piece but that is documented in the Parker records. A beaver tail for-end was added and it appears to be factory work. The for-end iron is definetly for a beaver tail and it has the reinforcement rod. A vent rib was added and it is matted as a Parker rib should be but with no inscription like most Remington Parker's. And the barrels are monobloc but still measure 34 inches in length as original. I know Delgrego did some work on it at some point. I also know that according to the stamped repair codes that the gun was sent to the Remington repair shop for work in 1939, 1940 and 1941. Just don't know what work was performed.

Investigation continues. JND

[John Davis]

One other interesting observation. The gold is absolutely worn off the front trigger but still bright and shiny on the back trigger, as if the back trigger was rarely used. Which leads me back around to singles and handicap trap.

[Bill Murphy]

John, contact the seller and find out the name of the owner in the last 50 or so years. That may be the name you can submit to Del Grego for documentation of the barrel work. As others have guessed, it could be Del Grego or Frank Lefever and Sons. The rib looks very professional, but not Parker factory. I'm guessing Lefever.