The curve of the butt!

[Austin W Hogan]

Parker Butt stocks were machine inletted and contoured. The arc of the butt and the widows peak were machine cut, as was the relief for the ssbp on D and higher grades. There is an article about this in DGJ.
The widows peak on the dhbp was discontinued sometime around s/n 220000. The arc contiues through at least 232000 ie the last few guns made in Meriden. It is possible to fit some pads to the arc.
Many Parkers were ordered and shipped with a pad, and this was noted by an extra charge. The butt was probably sawn flat to accept the pad, but the pad may have been fitted to the arc on guns with a dhbp. It was necessary to remove or omit the ssbp inletting on higher grade guns.
Best, Austin