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Old 04-03-2023, 09:03 AM   #1
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Garry I looked at 3 letters on guns with a trap comb and all 3 mention the grip and the "trap modified forend" but nothing on the actual comb. Dang the luck !
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Garry I looked at 3 letters on guns with a trap comb and all 3 mention the grip and the "trap modified forend" but nothing on the actual comb. Dang the luck !
Thanks for checking, Randy. Can I assume that each gun had a larger than typical comb? And can you share the dates of these guns?
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Thanks for checking, Randy. Can I assume that each gun had a larger than typical comb? And can you share the dates of these guns?
Yes, all had trap combs. Wider throughout the entire length of the comb and more rounded at the flute. The BHE has a much thicker than normal wrist as well. See the following for DOM info....
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Thanks for the additional information! I also notice the term "ball grip" from one of those guns. After reading a thread with lots of comments on various grip terminology, I wonder if that terminology changed over time, and the same kind of evolution of terms happened with comb specifications.

I hope more folks with research letter information will contribute to this thread.
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Thanks for the additional information! I also notice the term "ball grip" from one of those guns. After reading a thread with lots of comments on various grip terminology, I wonder if that terminology changed over time, and the same kind of evolution of terms happened with comb specifications.

I hope more folks with research letter information will contribute to this thread.
Garry, after some research this is what I found on "ball grips"...Couldn't just pass this up. Sent to me by a friend.
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Garry, after some research this is what I found on "ball grips"...Couldn't just pass this up. Sent to me by a friend.
But do you have a research letter??
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No research letter as the dates don't coincide with known serializations. Only more images.
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The “fullest” comb I have ever seen on a Parker. A DHE. Letters with full comb.

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