Don,
Welcome aboard! By the sound of the condition of the rest of your Parker your stock may be original and the checkering just plain worn off. I have one like that. The sure fire way to tell is to find a screwdriver that fits the trigger guard bow screw and remove the crew. Lift a little on the trigger guard to get it to unseat from the wood. The trigger guard is screwed into the floor plate at its forward end so you will unscrew it a quarter turn to reveal the wood underneath. If the stock is original to the Parker the serial number will be stamped into the wood.
Kindest, Harry
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