Research Article on Late Remington Parkers

[George M. Purtill Member #28]

You know its scary when you see there is a post by JD the Administrator on your thread. It's like getting an envelope from the IRS. Only to find its an adjustment in your favor.

[Charlie Price]

George, there are two late guns owned by Gen. George S. Patton; as I recall they are shown in TPS in the Special Guns chapter. I remember a late number A1S in the Grades chapter. Maybe others in there but I can't lift the books anymore. Suggest getting the Remington date code where available with other data. Good luck, Charlie Price

[George M. Purtill Member #28]

Originally Posted by Charlie

Suggest getting the Remington date code where available with other data. Good luck, Charlie Price

That is a great idea Charlie. That will tell us the production date. [To Dean- remember what I said about how smart CP is.]

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by George M. Purtill

That is a great idea Charlie. That will tell us the production date. [To Dean- remember what I said about how smart CP is.]

***shhhh... yes George - we've spoken of Charlie's knowledge and experience often, and how he is always eager to share it.***

[George M. Purtill Member #28]

After looking at the last two pages of the Serialization Book and scanning from the start of Ilion production, I realized a lot were missing. In fact, there are 634 guns from Day 1 Ilion to the end of the Serialization Book but only 355 of them are in the Book. So that is 279 more missing guns.
So........
I am going to expand my research to the start of Ilion which is allegedly 241154.

[George M. Purtill Member #28]

When Ilion started producing Parkers, they started out with a LOT of parts from Meriden.
At some point in time, Ilion produced their own frames. Does anyone know that date or SN?
I examined 241197 today, a gun some 40 numbers from Day 1 Ilion. It has a Meriden frame. 241508 which I examined yesterday, has an Ilion frame.

[Double Lab]

George;
When you mean different frames are you referring to the location on the frame Parker Bros./ Parker was engraved? I have a few guns in the 235900 range with nothing on either the frame sides or bottom. This is great topic and most interesting.

[George M. Purtill Member #28]

Good Question Lab Man
I am referring to the water table.

[George M. Purtill Member #28]

Originally Posted by Daryl Corona

George;
I have a few guns in the 235900 range with nothing on either the frame sides or bottom. This is great topic and most interesting.

That would be a good side topic in itself. I have heard of NO MARKING guns but never seen one.

[Dean Romig]

On the right side of the water table where it is stamped either Meriden, CT or Illion NY. That, supposedly, determines where the frame was made. But I think it is quite possible that a good number of raw frames with no stamping that were made in Meriden made their way to Illion and were finished and stamped there.