Curious about this plate

[Kerilynn Viccione]

Originally Posted by Brian Dudley

The plate is a common type of universal aftermarket plate that was available at one time. I have a bunch of them in my “junk” drawer. I think it may have been something that bishop offered.
I also do not think the buttstock is original to the gun.

The pin punch marks on the bottom of the barrel lug was some hacks attempt at tightening up the fit of the barrels in that area. I could show you some wowsa examples of this type of work. Also in the junk drawers.

Thanks Brian,
That must be why I didn't recognize it, I don't have a "junk drawer" LOL Thanks for the info, I'm always amazed at some of the things that people attempt to do themselves to these guns. I'd admire the ingenuity if it didn't make me want to throw up at times ...

[Victor Wasylyna]

Kerilynn:

Tell us what you do with all the Parker shotguns in your collection. Do you just admire them? Or do you shoot them? At clays? Birds?

-Victor

[Kerilynn Viccione]

Hi Victor,

Thanks for the question-
I would say that I certainly admire them, but I also use them as a springboard for research. My favorite historical era is the Industrial Revolution- more so the second. When I start to research and learn about Parkers, I get sent on so many tangents that it's like a lifetime of learning that spans the globe. Then there are all the players involved. I find out about one person and then learn of their connection to so many other people and places and gun companies. I love the artistic aspects and the mastery of the crafts involved in developing, creating, and putting a personality to the different parts of the Parker guns. I also love to show, talk about, and teach about my guns and try to share the appreciation I have for them with others. That's the teacher in me that seizes on such moments

I am not proficient at shooting clays or anything else outside of a range to be honest (and I prefer an indoor one at that). I love to shoot my Kimbers, but I'd even hesitate to say I'm great with a 9mm. Decent enough I guess and hoping to get good enough for bragging rights. As for my Parkers, I know many of you love shooting them and I'm sure it's amazing to have that connection to the past in the most fundamental way; I tend to have an unhealthy reverence for them and am still looking for a display case worthy to keep them in. (Although they spend more time out of the cases than in anyway)

Kerilynn