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[Jimmerp]

Here is a poor quality shot of the forend on the dhe gun Opinions please.

[mobirdhunter]

What a nice gun! I hope a good stock craftsman can make the repairs in the appropriate fashion. Good luck with that great piece of history. It would be odd if the forends were exchanged...and they both fit(!)

[edgarspencer]

James, The raised (eyebrow) edge of the fore end tip is not specific to certain grades, but to guns made prior to about 1923. While your fore end iron is serialized to the gun, removing the tip and latch will confirm they are, or are not correct, as they are both stamped with the SN of the gun they left the factory with.

[Jimmerp]

Originally Posted by edgarspencer

James, The raised (eyebrow) edge of the fore end tip is not specific to certain grades, but to guns made prior to about 1923. While your fore end iron is serialized to the gun, removing the tip and latch will confirm they are, or are not correct, as they are both stamped with the SN of the gun they left the factory with.

Thank you sir,
I was a little excited about the possible wrong forend on the gun. This was a big leap into Parkers and I admit don't know enough about the finer details to be jumping in quite so boldly.
I did take a good fitting screwdriver, removed the screws and with a brass drift tapped out the latch and tip. They both carry the correct serial that match them to the gun. It has given me much relief.
So to close my part of this thread thank you all for the knowledge members have imparted. This is a lovely gun of which I am very proud to be the new caretaker.
Jim

[Researcher]

The barrels pictured have a 3 grade stamp, red arrow --

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and they have the "Parker Bros. Overload Proved" stamp that wasn't used until the late 1920s.

[Jimmerp]

Originally Posted by Dave Noreen

The barrels pictured have a 3 grade stamp, red arrow --

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and they have the "Parker Bros. Overload Proved" stamp that wasn't used until the late 1920s.

They are serialized to the guns frame, and same length and steel as specified in research letter.

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by James Purdy

Here is a poor quality shot of the forend on the dhe gun Opinions please.

The forend pictured is typical of a grade 3 or 4 gun but not a grade 5.




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[edgarspencer]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

The forend pictured is typical of a grade 3 or 4 gun but not a grade 5..

Dean, I have to disagree with this. I have seen many B grade guns with checkering pattern on the fore end the same as D and C, and you will note that this is stated as such on page 308 of TPS.
I believe the fore end, wood, iron, tip and latch are entirely original to the gun, and agree that the barrels are a later replacement.
Despite my assertion previously that the tip and latch did not appear correct for a grade 5, as the coverage doesn't appear as much as the ones I showed, the numbers on the reverse indicate their originality.
As to why the flat is marked '3', rather than '5', is a mystery, but Titanic barrels were the norm in 1905. TPS states the ACME barrels first showed up in 1905, but that Titanic continued to be supplied for some years afterward.