Here is what I have learned about the originality of the BHE: The factory letter states that this gun came with the ventilated rib, trap model forend and a straight stock. There is no mention of it having or not having a single selective trigger. The gun was completed July 31, 1925.
Ambercrombie and Fitch received the gun prior to February 1929. It was sold in February 1929 and returned February 21, 1929. It was again sold on March 2, 1929 to "The Larkin Store". At that time the A&F records indicate that the gun still had the straight stock but mentions a single selective trigger.
Too bad that the Parker factory repair records do not exist since the gun was returned to Parker on December 1933 and December 1934 for repair or modification. I suspect, but evidently will never know, if that is when the stock was changed to a pistol grip and the single trigger was modified to a double trigger. Oh well.
Also, I highly recommend contacting Robert Beach with Griffin and Howe to research your guns. The package he sent me about my gun was first class and very thorough. Thanks Robert!
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