Beavertail forearms on Parkers

[C.O.B.]

Originally Posted by Patrick Lien

A VH 20 from 1925 with a factory BT forend would be uncommon. Please post pictures.

PML

Patrick is it uncommon because of the year or the grade? Just curious as I have a DHE 20 from 1926 IIRC (ser # 222223) with a BTF.

[PML]

Originally Posted by Rich Anderson

Patrick is it uncommon because of the year or the grade? Just curious as I have a DHE 20 from 1926 IIRC (ser # 222223) with a BTF.

Rich,
I said it was uncommon because of the year, then the gauge, then lastly the grade. I THINK Parker started offering BT forends in either 1923 or 1925. These were Trap forends in the beginning and I would say mostly 12ga in this time frame. There are numerous examples of earlier guns with BT forends where some of the factory letters describe "Trap forend" on the order. If someone was ordering a 20ga skeet in 1925 I would have expected ejectors, single trigger, etc. That was the thinking behind my comment.

PML

[C.O.B.]

Thanks Patrick I appreciate the response.

[Randy Roberts]

In regard to Scotts absolutely gorgeous forend how uncommon is the lack of a border around the forend iron on Parkers ?

[PML]

Randy,
On the BT guns I have owned and observed the V grades were checkered up to the metal and the graded guns had a border.

PML

[Scott Gentry]

It is number 192678, not sure if there are records but I think someone looked and it did not mention anything special. It is 30” IM/IM.