Linn,
As luck would have it, Parker 203985 is in the Von Lengerke & Detmold records that are in the custody of Griffin & Howe, Inc. The VL&D records came to us when we were all part of Abercrombie & Fitch. G&H is the only surviving business still in the firearms trade. The shotgun was received at VL&D on November 23, 1923 and is described as being a GHE and having "2 bbls". The record indicates that the gun is a 20 gauge with 26 inch barrels choked Cyl & Mod. but there is no description of the second set of barrels, just that there is a second set! Nor is there a record of the weight of the gun. The explanantion may lie in the fact that the date of disposition is the same as the date of acquisition. That usually meant that the gun was a special order for a customer and, as such, there was not as much need to record every specification since the firearm already had a buyer. This has often been noted in the records - special order guns are not a completely described as guns for stock. Written documentation, along with the name and background of the origianl owner, is available from G&H. Now if we could only help you find those 20 gauge barrels!
Compliments of Griffin & Howe, Inc
Bob Beach
Records Archivist
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