“BHE .410”

[Wild Skies]

Originally Posted by Bill Mullins

Steve Barnett has a “BHE” .410 on his website. It has D grade engraving and forearm style checkering. The buttstock does have higher grade checkering and carving. Possibly this gun has been on his website previously?

Bill, would you please explain the difference between the Parker Reproduction D-grade forearm style checkering of the Barnett offered gun and that of a Repro B-grade forearm style checkering?

[Bill Mullins]

Greg... I stand to be corrected on the forearm checkering between the D and B.
Upon closer inspection there does not appear to be a difference. For some reason I had the B and A1’s confused.

[Wild Skies]

Thanks Bill. Just yesterday I had an appointment with an optometrist for a vision test, for a while there you had me thinking about seeking a second opinion.

[Bill Mullins]

Greg, ironically I just picked up my new prescription glasses yesterday but have not started wearing them yet..... maybe I better put them on!! 🤓

[Wild Skies]

Out of curiosity I contacted Steve Barnett to find out if this offering could possibly be B .410-0052. It is not, nor is it B .410-0045 as that gun had a beavertail forend.

So we now know that this Parker Reproduction, a .410 4/0-frame B-grade with D-style engraving is the 3rd such gun to come to light. Incidently, all three of these BHE/DHE-engraved 4/0-frame little jewels have B-grade engraving applied to their toplevers.