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Originally Posted by Randy G Roberts
Garry I have a recently written letter that does address the comb. I was going to mention it to you at the HOF Banquet but with all of the activity and eye candy that Louis had there it totally escaped me. The attached letter is one of the more detailed I have.
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Thanks, Randy. What an extraordinary gun.
Your 1900 gun stock terminology states, "extra thick comb." My two 1918 guns (both 20s) are termed "medium full comb."
I've located two more guns, a VH and BH that have thick nosed combs, but neither has any reference in the records (and I'm as positive as I can be that they are both original). One is a 12, the other (mine) a 16. They both have the fluting typical of Parker stocks.
Does your gun have this fluting?
(Top photo is a 1918 DHE 20. "Medium Full Comb" and no fluting.
Bottom photo is a 1924 BHE 16. There are no records for this gun, but another member has a similar era gun with the same style comb, and it's not mentioned in the records.)
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