DHE double trap

[BS]

The chokes are improved modified and full with a drop in gauge.

[Researcher]

Lot of strange things about that gun. No PARKER GUN WORKS, OVERLOAD PROVED stamps on the barrel flats. Doesn't have the grade gauge and chamber length on the left side of the lug that one would expect this late --

242111 05.jpg

This is my 16-gauge VHE with a date code of XJ (yellow arrows) --


241968 01a 26-inch, 16-gauge, XJ X = December, J = 1940.jpg

The barrels of the gun in question have a date code of XK X = December K = 1941

Also, as can be noted on my gun the serial number and choke marks are normally on the barrel flats on these very latest guns.

It also appears there was a repair code on the barrel flat, ?H3, but I can't read the first letter. H would be 1939 or 1961 neither of which make sense.

Here is a barrel flat a couple of digits lower with everything we would expect on a very late gun --

242301 01 VHE Trap Gun, 30-inch Vent Rib, XK X = December, K = 1941.jpg

with also a number of repair codes.

[Dean Romig]

Definitely Del Grego IMO
Nose of the comb is one clue.
Cyanide case colors is one clue.
Drop point shaped like Meriden style, not Ilion style is another clue.





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[Dean Romig]

And..... It has a Larry DelGrego & Son rubber recoil pad.





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[B. Dudley]

Nothing about any of the finishes on that gun are original.

[BS]

I should have been more clear in my statement about believing the gun has original finishes. Is it possible that this late gun was assembled from parts by Larry Del Greco and finished one time, not refinished but finishes that Del Greco would do to an unfinished gun? This is an unusual gun by the barrel flat markings and to me could make sense .
Thank you for all the comments.
-Brett

[BS]

Researcher,
This is a closer view of the Symbol next to H3
- Brett

[Researcher]

Originally Posted by Brett Souder

Researcher,
This is a closer view of the Symbol next to H3
- Brett

I guess that could be an O which would be July. Still neither 1939 or 1961make sense. 1939 would be before the barrels were made according to the XK date code, and 1961 would be after Remington quit repair work on Parkers.

Wonder if these were parts assembled into a gun by DelGrego? Generally, guns of this vintage don't have a rib legend on the barrels. Of the guns I've saved pictures of 241727 is a vent rib with no rib legend.

[PML]

In my opinion That gun is a Del Grego redo front to back and top to bottom. The barrels also have no business on a 2423xx gun as they have normal Meriden Titanic engraving on the rib and that would not be on a Remington made gun from 1941. I have owned 6 different 2423xx Remington built guns with vent ribs and handled several others and the ribs were all blank. It is a re-barreled Frankenmonster refinised/rebuild by Del Grego and they left their signature on the pad.

PML

[John Davis]

Open that right choke up to a modified and you’ve got a great doubles trap gun.