Nice Butt

[TARNATION !!!]

not to be confused with "gut a perch"



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[Richard Flanders]

Same idea as the Chicle' trees in Central America that are tapped for the 'rubber' that is used in chewing gum; think Chiclets.... We used to find trees with the telltale V pattern cuts from the cutters in the jungle and recut one once and chewed the resultant sap - you couldn't wear it out. I'd post pics but they're Kodachrome slides. The guys who collected the gum were/are called Chicleros and are folk heroes. They go out alone into the jungle with a pack animal for weeks, collect the sap, dry it a bit and make a ball of it a few feet in diameter and bring it out of the jungle to sell for a lot of money.... all so folks can look cool chewing gum. Go figure.

[PML]

Originally Posted by Dave Suponski

Parker butt plates were all made from gutta percha except maybe some of the last Remington plates. some of these early plates have turned a brown hue with age. Some fellas on here have devised some ingeneous ways of restoring the original color.

This old thread had some pictures that I really enjoyed. It included a a picture of a grip cap and butt plate with some of that "brown patina". Perhaps Jack can shoot some close pics of the gutta percha on his Parker and post them.

Patrick

http://parkerguns.org/forums/showthread.php?t=2837

[Sam Ogle]

Tarnation; If that were a picture of a Parker/Not, you would be immediately burned by members.......so, as an old country boy.........errr, that's a bluegill, not a perch!
Forgive me.
Sam Ogle

[TARNATION !!!]

You got me Sam. If anyone can find a pic of a perch, I'll edit the post. I found no end of perch pics but not under the knife. One thing for sure on this forum, one best have all the details in order.
Cheers,
Jack

[StubTwist]

Originally Posted by Dave Suponski

Parker butt plates were all made from gutta percha except maybe some of the last Remington plates. some of these early plates have turned a brown hue with age. Some fellas on here have devised some ingeneous ways of restoring the original color.

I used tooth paste. I think it was Crest Found this idea from vintage car restorers who need to restore the delicate bakelite knobs on the dash. It is a very mild abrasive obviously to use in your mouth. Safe for your teeth, safe for your Parker butt plate.

I'm sure there are other ideas but this worked for me.

[Pa SxS]

Black liquid shoe polish works fine!

[Holeshot]

I really like the brown look and in no way would try to change to black. Brown looks original to me on a lifter. Dave

[Bill Murphy]

John Havard asked me how to identify the frame size of a Parker stock by looking at the outside surface of the buttplate. He asked because I had identified the stock on Angel Cruz' #1 frame 16 as probably having a #0 size stock. John, the #0 size buttplate has the form of a setter puppy facing left. The #1 size buttplate generally has the form of a bird dog, probably a nineteenth century style pointer, with a woodcock in his mouth. The #2 size buttplate has a big dog's head or the front end of a similar dog, also facing left. I guess that dog is a pointer, but he could be a retriever. The #2 style buttplate is also used on the #3 and larger frame guns, all the way up to #6 and #7, as well as the #2 frame guns. The 0, 1, and 2 are stamped in the back of the original buttplates and some reproductions. #0 style buttplates are not rare on #1 frame guns, nor are #1 style buttplates rare on #0 frame guns. #0 style buttplates seem to be commonly used on #00 and #000 frame guns. Parker would do what they had to do to satisfy a customer or a weight request. I own a 12 gauge 1/2 frame Remington gun that has a skeleton buttplate that is of a smaller dimension than any 28 gauge or .410 bore gun I have owned or seen.

[Autumn Daze]

Thank You Mr. Murphy....Well done.....