The Parker Reproduction Closeout

[Alan Ebright]

Wild Skies
Great post and info. I recently purchased a 28GA 2-bbl set on Gunbroker. It came with the same paperwork you listed, as well as the original bill of sale from GU, Omaha. It was in a pawn shop in rural NC and the sellers didn’t know much about it, because it was their late uncles. They had the 26” listed as IC/ M, but when I talked with them, they sent me some pics. It was actually Q1/Q2! NIB as well. Apparently the owner just kept it in the case and in a safe since purchase. Upon receipt, the breech faces where pristine, so confirmed NIB. Been enjoying it on the sporting clays course, and can’t wait to hunt with it in the fall. Wonderful piece of American shotgun history, with a great story to boot.

[Bill Murphy]

Scot, why would you think they are anything other than what you describe? I think I know what you are describing. A friend had a 16-20 set that looks like the 16 gauge barrels were fitted with a hatchet. Have you seen a similar set?

[MD*GSP]

Bill to be clear, I've no doubt the barrel's in my photo were "factory" fitted. I can't speak to the fitment of the barrels to the frame from CSMC, particularly in the area of the dolls head, because I've never had a set of those barrels.

I did have another set of OEM Krieghoff PR barrels that were not factory serialized and therefore were never technically 'fitted' to a gun through Regeant. The un-serialized barrels worked on my s-grip 20 ga just fine, but the doll's head wasn't a perfect fit because it stood proud of the frame by about .015. On another 20 ga frame (pg-stock), the doll's head nested perfectly into the frame so. . .

Merkel barrels are generally gorgeous and very well made - I do know that.

[Bill Murphy]

My memory doesn't tell me who fitted the Merkel barrels or whether they were sold to be fitted later.

[Steve Zivkovic]

Sorry to resurrect a zombie thread but the OP triggered my way-way-back machine. In the late 80's lived in Dayton OH and visited Jaqua's regularly while out and about on business. I remember the Parker Repro's and Classic Doubles, stacked like cord wood, with big sales fliers, as you entered their gun room.