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[10 bore]

Originally Posted by Dave Suponski

Interesting...This is a late gun for the N Grade designation. Could this be the latest N Grade found? Could be a great addition to "Parkers Found"

dave, after i looked at this post i checked out one of my "newer" NH's with a S/N of 140389 marked as N. how late did they make the N grade ? scott

[Bill Murphy]

Mark, Mark Conrad looked the gun up for me some time ago and found no reference that Parker Brothers had anything to do with the crossover stock. Let us know what you find out. I would be interested to know where Bill Zachow got his information.

[Autumn Daze]

Scott, Let me do a little checking.

[Mike K]

This bent stock is very similar to L.L. Bean's gun which is prominently displayed in their flagship store in Maine. L.L lost the sight in his right eye and had his Parker shotgun stock bent to allow him to continue to use the gun. It is displayed in a glass case next to the large fireplace in their hunting/fishing store in Freeport.

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Mike Kobos

This bent stock is very similar to L.L. Bean's gun which is prominently displayed in their flagship store in Maine. L.L lost the sight in his right eye and had his Parker shotgun stock bent to allow him to continue to use the gun. It is displayed in a glass case next to the large fireplace in their hunting/fishing store in Freeport.

Right Mike, but the LL Bean DHE on display in Freeport isn't nearly as radically bent as the one Mark has.

I can't imagine anyone but Parker Bros. producing a gun bent so perfectly and uniformly in the upper and lower tangs as well as the trigger guard and quite possibly the rear end of the trigger plate.

[Roundsworth]

Bill's post above mentions a previous investigation into the status of my gun. I will request a letter in the hopes that some new Parker documents may have surfaced since then. Tomorrow I will finish disassembly and post photos. This has become an interesting thread! Thank you all for the positive feedback

[Roundsworth]

I completely disassembled the gun. I found no indication or remnants of a serial number in the stock. The inletting appears hand-hewn, not machine cut. Well done, nonetheless. This is my first hammerless gun breakdown, so I do not know what the inletting on a factory stock looks like.

The bottom/trigger plate has obviously been muscled out once or twice. I would bet that the aft end of it was used as a lever to break it loose from the frame. I did some careful tapping with an oak mallet and was able to get the plate to sit flush without force. I did not upset the integrity of the fit, though. It still fits tight as can be.

This is, by far, the dirtiest, driest and rustiest gun I have ever taken apart. Out of 150+ guns I have had in my possession, this is the worst! It appears as though all the original parts are there, judging by the serial numbers. There is one small crack in the stock that I can stabilize with Acraglas.

With all the parts off the frame, the barrels fit very snug with no side to side or forward and aft movement. She's on face!