OK, here is the story on the records. The repair records were kept as "order books". Some repair records are intertwined in the order books that recorded orders and sales of guns. Some repair records were kept in "order books" that were posted only with repairs. Regardless, the order books are consectutive by date and book number and were discontinued in 1919 except for one book (order book #101 which covered from 1919 to 1934) a book that included very few gun sales or repairs and mostly covered financial transactions and returns from dealers to Parker Brothers in anticipation of the Remington takeover. This book is in the PGCA database of serial numbers, as are the repair only order books. Your gun, being post 1919, is not going to be included in the Parker Brothers repair records, as you have been told by the PGCA researcher. As you know, your second chance was with Bob Beach. Another chance that some information my be "guessed at" by serious Parker researchers is if your gun has Remington repair codes stamped on the barrel flats. That would indicate that, at some time, your gun was returned to Remington for some kind of repair or modification, neither of which is researchable. Another source of original looking conversions to skeet configuration is Larry Del Grego and Son in Ilion, New York. Unfortunately, that firm keeps records by customer name, not serial number. However, you could take your gun to Ilion and Mr. Del Grego could give you his opinion if his firm performed the work. He may even remember your gun. You have said that your gun includes the "Skeet In and Skeet Out" choke markings on the barrel flat? It is unlikely that Remington would stamp those marks on a gun that was returned to them for modification. However, the Del Grego firm often stamped those choke marks on guns sent to them for conversion to skeet configuration. I hope I have given you some additional ways to provenance your gun. Let us know how you do. Good luck.
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