Checkered Butts on High Grades

[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