1895 12 GAUGE PARKER..DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT?

[TARNATION !!!]

Bruce: What are your thoughts on the butt stock? Would an "after-market" stockist have stamped the SN?

Ron: Is there also a single digit or letter under the SN on the wood?? Could you take a close-up pic of the area?

[Jim Akins]

Wonder what the machined slots are for on the front of the action? The forend lug on the barrels have a 2 stamped, usually the sign of a 2 barrel set, maybe another set of barrels and forend with ejectors?

[Bill Murphy]

Ron, I would be interested in buying a Parker with Roosevelt provenance. The Teddy Roosevelt Fox shotgun sold for a pretty good price, and that was only a Fox, not a Parker.

[RON SCORES]

Bill, I am not sure how this can be proved it is a longshot but i now from his family member they were buddy buddy. Maybe the research letter will help? Remington would have no records to seek? Now your thoughts on the engraver Runge? who is this Lefever others are speaking of? Where would be you next point of attack be? thanks again to you and all the other members everyone has been very helpful

[Galen Hays]

Hello James,

I have a VH for which I need a replacement cocking link. If you don't find the owner of the remains of your barrel, I would be interested in buying it from you for the part that I badly need.

Thanks,

Galen Hays, gmhays27@sbcglobal.net

[RON SCORES]

Tarnation, I only removed the screw and lifted the tang enough to see the number with a bright light there was no letter just the same sn.on the stock.at the time I was not sure how to remove it completly so as I said I lifted about 1/8" from the wood to see the number

[TARNATION !!!]

Ron: Once you have been able to make the initial 1/8 turn, the rest is easy. Complete removal requires only that you continue to turn counter clockwise until the guard is free. As for a pic, a half turn would likely make all easily visible. The only concern is to ensure you have lifted the guard above the wood before turning but you will have already done that to achieve the 1/8 turn.

Jack

[RON SCORES]

ok jack you twisted my arm it is up....

[RON SCORES]

what is the 2 jack?

[John D.]

Ron's multiple threads/posts have now been merged into one single thread.

Carry on.

John D.