Questions on Remington Parker

[Fishtail]

When it comes to Parkers, condition is not everything. It's a big factor, but so is rarity, desirability, etc. We've all seen some pretty ratty Parkers bring good money just because they had really small bores or lots of engraving.

[Phil C]

Actually there was 2 20 gauge VHE one Pistol grip double trigger gun, the other a straight grip single trigger. Not the best pictures but best I could get under the circumstance. Guns are no longer for sale by the owner. I may have been a little conservative on condition after looking them over. Granted screws in the wrong holes on one. I could trade my left one for the straight grip. I believe it was made November 1941.S/N 242177. What s the highest number document so far? Oh well I know who the caretaker is of these cool guns.

[Bill Murphy]

Chuck, pistol grip is not the default for all Remington Parker's. I have .410 listed in the SB as straight grip and it is an original capped pistol grip. Several .410s around 238194 are list as SG

[Pa SxS]

Bill and Bruce, let me clarify. All entries for the grip type after S/N 238934 that you find in the Serialization Book is based on the Remington IBM cards which don't list the grip type, except for a very few cases in the first IBM book and they were probably inventory from years ago. S/N 238934 is the last entry found in Stock Book #82. If you look at the Serialization Book, all entries past that S/N have either "P" for Trojans, "C" or "-" for all the rest.

Right or wrong, let me know, I'm always interested in getting educated.

[Bruce Day]

Phil, a very nice, no excuses gun. I still kick myself for passing up a nice, rationally priced Rem Parker G 20 some years back. Now try to find one at a reasonable cost.

Chuck, Bill is correct, and what I said was that if no grip is specified, then CPG is the default. Obviously, there are some with grip specified.

[todd allen]

Originally Posted by Phillip Carr

The other day I stopped at a small gun shop about 90 miles from me while out quail hunting. I had no business stopping since I am trying to thin the herd not add any. That said the draw of some of these small gun shops draw me in. I looked at a Remington Parker VHE that was in 90%+ condition, case color and bluing. S/N 2411373. It had nicer wood than I have seen on a VHE but definitely looked original in all aspects. The one thing that was a concern was it had a very vintage looking pad, but it was a Whiteline. Is it possible the pad could be original? LOP was about 13 7/8" with the pad. Do the records show what recoil pads were installed during this era? Is there any difference in value between a Parker Bros and a Remington Parker?

Take the guns you want to cut out of the herd, and offer them as trade bait for this Parker.

[Bill Murphy]

I am convinced that late Remington Parker's were made with Mershon pads. I have one and I have seen others that I thought were original. There is a Remington Model 31TC in the Remington Museum that has one and I don't believe that gun has ever left the plant. Hawkins pads had disappeared from inventories before Parker production ended.

[Phil C]

Bill I tend to agree with you. When I started researching these guns I found many Remington Parkers with this pad. On another note. The owner of these 2 20 gauges also has a Rem-Parker 12 gauge skeet gun. He said it is on marked In and Out but not skeet. I am going to go shooting with him tomorrow and will get a chance to look at the gun at that time. Made in 1937 I believe he told me.

[Fishtail]

This is my famous (to me) late Remington 241xxx DHE with a Hawkins pad. No letter available for this gun....so is this pad original or not?

[Drew Hause]

I believe that is an original Hawkins Model 25 pad, and that is all that can be said