Rebarreled VHE

Researcher · 03-09-2021, 07:49 PM

Jim Geary was foreman of the barrel assembly shop. Earlier the oval had a WK in it for Walter King. The oval with the JG disappeared when the started using the PARKER BROS. OVERLOAD PROVED stamps.

Dylan Rhodes · 03-09-2021, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave Noreen

Jim Geary was foreman of the barrel assembly shop. Earlier the oval had a WK in it for Walter King. The oval with the JG disappeared when the started using the PARKER BROS. OVERLOAD PROVED stamps.

Thanks Dave, and when was that? Sorry for all the questions but you have to learn somehow.

Researcher · 03-10-2021, 12:35 PM

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and when was that?

I've recorded this marking on 216976 --

216976 02 V in circle barrel steel.jpg

But no such marking on 217036 --

217036 01 VH, 16-gauge, xx-inch.jpg

From my observations the lowest serial number I've recorded with the PARKER BROS. OVERLOAD PROVED stamp on its original barrels is 219511 --

219511 01a.jpg

However, this could be a gun that languished in inventory as it has what appears to be a Remington date code of BD (B = January, D = 1935
)?!?

Here is 220042 with the PARKER BROS. OVERLOAD PROVED stamp --

220042 02.jpg