First Parker Repro (w/ Questions)

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by edgarspencer

The Serialization book says 179839 is a 28" 20ga. V grade, but the book has been known to be incorrect in the past. The vent rib, shown in the GI listing is not of Parker origin. A gun of that SN range would not be stamped PARKER on the bottom of the receiver. What is the serial number stamped on the barrel lug? The buttstock might be Remington, but certainly not Meriden, where a 179xxx gun would have been made.
The Seller covered his butt by calling it a reproduction, but probably meant a reproduction of a GH skeet gun, and nothing more.

Yup, IMO it is a DelGrego upgrade from VH to GH.
Those burds were most definitely engraved by Runge!!




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[edgarspencer]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

Yup, IMO it is a DelGrego upgrade from VH to GH.
Those burds were most definitely engraved by Runge!!.

That's possible, but begs the question 'why only go up one grade?'. None of the rest of the engraving is much like a G grade, but those GI pictures aren't very good. Burds is a good moniker for Runge's (Bob?) birds. Any of the DelGrego/Runge upgrades I have seen have Larry's LDG in a circle (sorry for my poor photo)

Steve, As Reggie said, you really need to have a little more Parker knowledge. But it's your gun now, so have fun with it.