The Parker Reproduction Story

[Mills]

Dad bought a 28 gauge when they first came out. Then, when the clearance sale came at the end, he bought a 20 gauge and Uncle Hugh in Charleston bought a 20 gauge with him. I bought Uncle Hugh's 20 gauge a few years ago from his grandson.

[Dean Romig]

I had a SG DHE in 28 ga. with DT, 26” with IC/MOD chokes and a splinter. Kathy’s is a 28 ga. DHE with PG, DT, BTF, 26” with Q1/Q2 chokes and I used to swap barrels and forends depending on the bird I was hunting, the early or late season or the clays game. A really great combination pair of Repros.






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[Mills]

Dad's 28 gauge is a straight grip with a single trigger. His 20 gauge is a pistol grip with a double trigger. My 20 gauge is a straight grip with a single trigger. A great trio of guns.

[charlie cleveland]

i always wanted one of them reproduction parkers even way back when they first came out...still want one but aint made the call yet...maybe someday....charlie

[Bob Jurewicz]

I just reread Mr. Trevallian's story on the repro and realized that one small import piece of the history was missing. John Allen reported that 25 sets of original factory 30" 12 gauge barrels were manufactured. This fact is well worth inclusion in the Parker Reproduction History.
Bob Jurewicz

[B. Dudley]

The biggest fault in the Checkering on Parker Reproductions is that on the DHE guns and forends of BHE guns, the point patterns are not true point patterns. They are fill in patterns. The whole pattern was laid out at once and then the checkering filled in. Vs. the borders of the pattern being defined by the checkering like a true point pattern should be. ie: the straight borders of the pattern should be parallel to the lines of the checkering. You will find this situation on nearly all Reproduction guns. It is simply a quicker way to do things in a production setting.

[Big D]

Was the checkering done manually, or was it laser cut?

[B. Dudley]

Originally Posted by John Dallas

Was the checkering done manually, or was it laser cut?

That I cannot say. I wasn't there. It would be interesting to know.

[Wild Skies]

Originally Posted by John Dallas

Was the checkering done manually, or was it laser cut?

Parker Reproduction brochures state that they were hand checkered.

[Dean Romig]

The checkering doesn’t look to have been laser cut but the border cuts look like they may have been.






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