New Parker Just Arrived

[Dean Romig]

The forend wood is a replacement though it was originally made with a trap style forend. The heavy nose of the comb looks much like a Parker Trap Comb but it may also be a replacement. Nice find in any case Russ!





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[Brush Buster]

Dean , the serial# is 240216 , it is listed in the Serialization book as a "19 "for the Extras ; Vent Rib ,Ejectors and Single Trigger ! I figure it left the factory with a splinter ? The gun is unique and I think The Forend just sort of fits it , I kind of like it ,it feels really good in hand and the stock does appear as a Trap Comb but I also suspect after market !

[Chris Pope]

I have a 12 ga VH that I hunt with that came with the same Miller trigger/barrel selector set-up shown in the original post. Because I'm old and rely on muscle memory I considered it a safety issue to have one of my shotguns ready to fire while hunting with the safety in the rear position.
I sent it to Dan May to have him disable the rear position of the safety. At the time I think he said that there were three ways to do the work and recommended doing it in such a way that it could be easily reversed. Now rear is safe and forward is fire. Even on shotguns with traditional selective barrels I have rarely changed the selector to switch choke at the last second. Bottom line Brad did the work for a very reasonable price and it has worked flawlessly since. FWIW- I asked him when he thought it might have been installed and he guessed 50's or 60's but was clear that was just a guess.

[Brush Buster]

I'm concerned about the safety also with myself ,I recently sold an LC Smith Skeet Special that had a similar safety ,Not a Miller like this but I just wasn't comfortable with it ! As I said in my original post ,the description was vague !!!! Probably wouldn't be any kind of an issue for a younger shooter that wasn't so accustomed to back is safe and forward is fire !!!!

[David Noble]

Did Remington use the reinforced fore-end lug on guns that came with splinter fore-ends?

[Brush Buster]

Originally Posted by David Noble

Did Remington use the reinforced fore-end lug on guns that came with splinter fore-ends?

That is a Good question David ,the only other Remington Era gun I own at the moment is my CHE 20 with a Beavertail and it has the reinforced lug also ! I hadn't thought of that ,maybe this gun did in fact have the Beavertail or Trap Style forend whichever you prefer !

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by David Noble

Did Remington use the reinforced fore-end lug on guns that came with splinter fore-ends?

Yes they did David. They put them on all Parkers after a point…





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[Researcher]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

Yes they did David. They put them on all Parkers after a point….

Must have been very late as my December 1940 16-gauge, serial number over 1700 higher than the gun in question, doesn't have a reinforced forearm loop.

[Steiner]

Originally Posted by Dave Noreen

Must have been very late as my December 1940 16-gauge, serial number over 1700 higher than the gun in question, doesn't have a reinforced forearm loop.

Barrels from old stock Dave?

[Researcher]

No. Remington Ilion barrels, plain rib, no vestiges of Meriden markings on the barrel flats.