DH grade guns with chequered side panels

[Kensal Rise]

Although D Grades were made with English walnut stocks, Parkers are notorious for splitting stock heads. Especially with overloaded US ammunition. I would suspect any D with checquered "cheeks" has had a split stock head repaired at one time in the past.

Best, Kensal

[Bill Murphy]

Spend forty bucks, get a letter. I only own one checker cheek D and the cheeks were on the order.

[Harold Pickens]

I have an o frame DHE16 with checkered side panels also. I have tried hard to find evidence of repair, even with a magnifying glass, but cant find any irregularities. I would probably have to remove the stock to really find out. The factory letter does not mention it as a special order in 1905, but it was returned to the factory in 1910 and the letter states the stock was "redressed", whatever that means. Ihave had differing opinions on it from knowledgable Parker people--some said it was as right as rain, but others felt it might not be Parker factory work. One of these days I will take it to one of the sxs shoots or PGCA meetings and get an opinion from people far more knowledgable than me.