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Garry I have a recently written letter that does address the comb. I was going to mention it to you at the HOF Banquet but with all of the activity and eye candy that Louis had there it totally escaped me. The attached letter is one of the more detailed I have.
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09-30-2025, 05:11 AM
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Here are couple more examples of trap combs. Neither letter mentions a trap style comb. Both guns are stamped properly under the trigger guard with serial number and grade. Both guns have the demensions that correspond with the letter. The top picture is 1921 and the bottom is 1923. The 1923 example looks exactly like the 1924 BHE 16ga pictured on a earlier post, bottom picture.
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09-30-2025, 05:23 AM
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Right Craig, those combs are Parker’s “trap combs” and it is odd that the letters don’t mention it. I suspect those guns were built to the purchaser’s specs for competition guns and maybe it was a foregone conclusion that they would have this style of comb.
It’s sometimes frustrating that we wish for more information but it just isn’t there… .
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09-30-2025, 05:47 AM
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I have three Parker’s with such combs. A 1924 BHE 16 has the fluting of Craig’s lower photos. The other two have the more rounded form and are late 1910s/early 1920s 16 gauges. Those earlier guns are noted as “medium full combs” in the records.
Each sports a straight grip.
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10-01-2025, 07:45 AM
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I almost bought a VHE that had a comb just like that Brian but the price was unreasonable.
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Does the order book usally have more special features listed versus the stock book?
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10-01-2025, 11:22 AM
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A 1936 GHE with a trap comb and a monte. Unfortunately the IBM card only notes the basics.
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10-01-2025, 12:12 PM
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That Parker shows a really nice combination of comb styles Randy.
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