DHE double trap

[Twoatlow8]

I would be interested to see the three digits stamped on the bottom of the vent rib. That will tell the story.

[Pa SxS]

Or the underside of the trigger guard or even the 2 or 3 digits found on small parts.

[Bill Murphy]

The "Titanic" marking on the rib is way out of character with the surrounding legend.

[Researcher]

It suddenly dawns on me that the RKS on the right barrel flat and the partial P on the left are vestiges of PARKER GUN WORKS OVERLOAD PROVED stamp --

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which apparently was mostly removed.

[Bruce Day]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

The "Titanic" marking on the rib is way out of character with the surrounding legend.

Bill is correct. And why would a 242 thousand Remington Parker have any barrel rib markings ?

We know that in the 242 range there were guns assembled from remainder components after the close of production . These guns are not in the serial number records and tended to be higher grade and unusual in some way . Larry DelGrego Sr assembled some of these into the 1950’s and I understand others were done at the nearby Lefever shop.

The triplet blonde C grades cased together come to mind. They were owned by Bill Sefken and sold to I don’t know whom now.

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

The "Titanic" marking on the rib is way out of character with the surrounding legend.

The legend on some, if not most, ventilated ribs were hand engraved rather than roll-stamped.This appears to be an example of that. And you can see that there was a word, mostly polished out, beneath the engraved TITANIC.





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[John Davis]

Picky, picky, picky. From a purely collectors view point, probably not a gun you'd be interested in. From a shooters stand point, you'd be lucky to own this gun and should thank Del Grego for all his hard work.

[Bruce Day]

Originally Posted by John Davis

Picky, picky, picky. From a purely collectors view point, probably not a gun you'd be interested in. From a shooters stand point, you'd be lucky to own this gun and should thank Del Grego for all his hard work.

True. Many of these late guns will make a person go weak in the knees.

[Bill Murphy]

The original poster asked for our opinion, then stated that all finishes look original. I think he has had the course. I will add that the finish on the barrel flat is a bit rough and that I have never seen a gun that late with the serial number in that location on the barrel lug. I think it is a leftover set of barrels or an unfinished set installed by Lefever or just possibly, Del Grego.

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by John Davis

Picky, picky, picky. From a purely collectors view point, probably not a gun you'd be interested in. From a shooters stand point, you'd be lucky to own this gun and should thank Del Grego for all his hard work.

While I prefer all original I could live with this gun . I kinda like target guns be it SBT , skeet guns , pigeon guns or double traps . Have everything covered except a double trap , perhaps down the road . But if I were shooting a trap doubles event I wouldn’t feel handicapped using either of my so called pigeon guns .