Checkered Butts on High Grades

[George Lander]

Mark: The 20 bore DHE that I bought in England has the SN 213884 and is listed in the serialization book as a "T13" with straight stock, ejectors & 30 inch barrels made in 1925. The PGCA letter that I ordered had no further information. The gun is in beautiful original condition with British Proofs. If I can figure out how to post pictures here I will do so.

Best Regards, George

[Mark Conrad]

Originally Posted by George Lander

Mark: The 20 bore DHE that I bought in England has the SN 213884 and is listed in the serialization book as a "T13" with straight stock, ejectors & 30 inch barrels made in 1925. The PGCA letter that I ordered had no further information. The gun is in beautiful original condition with British Proofs. If I can figure out how to post pictures here I will do so.

Best Regards, George

George, your gun was built after the order books end. We only have the stock book whcih does not indicate what is on the butt.

Mark

[C.O.B.]

This is off topic for which I apologise but as George bought a DHE 20 that was in England and I have a CHE 20 also with British proof marks it got me to wondering how many Parkers have gone across the pond and returned back to the states. I would assume that if the gun was sold new to a European customer it would have to go through their proof house.

Are there any records of new Parkers being shipped overseas?

[Bill Murphy]

Mark has seen way more Parker records than I have, so he may have a different answer. However, I have seen Parker orders to Cuba, Russia, China, Mexico, Canada, Puerto Rico, but none to Western Europe. I assume such orders do exist in the order books.

[Mark Conrad]

Originally Posted by Richard Anderson

This is off topic for which I apologise but as George bought a DHE 20 that was in England and I have a CHE 20 also with British proof marks it got me to wondering how many Parkers have gone across the pond and returned back to the states. I would assume that if the gun was sold new to a European customer it would have to go through their proof house.

Are there any records of new Parkers being shipped overseas?

I have seen very few Parkers shipped overseas. I suspect someone in Europe would go to the large dealers in the US and the dealer would ship them.

PB had dealers such as Simmons Hardware, Schoverliing, Daly and Gales and E. K. Tryon buying hundreds at a time.

The guns sent to Australia were ordered by the Army if I remember correctly. The order indicated they must show proof marks.

Mark