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Unread 11-24-2022, 11:56 AM   #1
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16 ga VH 1899
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Unread 11-24-2022, 12:58 PM   #2
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Interesting. A PGCA letter my tell if it was special ordered with the extra touch of engraving.
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Unread 11-24-2022, 09:42 PM   #3
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From time to time we see a VH with an extra flourish or two/

https://parkerguns.org/forums/showthread.php?t=32536

Perhaps on the OP's gun the engraver screwed up the doing the Parker Bros. in the normal location between the screws and did the scrolls to cover that up?

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Nice. I recently saw a 1/2 frame remington VHE with extra engraving on the middle of the trigger plate.
This one that you have Mark is the most “embellishment” on a V grade that I have seen.
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Originally could have been a requested unmarked gun that someone had marked up.
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That’s certainly a keeper Mark!
I have pics of a VH with flying pheasants on the sides which, though not supported by factory records, look exactly like the ones we see on early GH and higher Parkers. The scroll however does not resemble that of known Parker grades.





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Here is the VH trigger plate that I mentioned earlier.

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It's late on a Friday afternoon and the engravers just didn't want to start on another gun....
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Brian’s pic looks a bit “home-made” compared to Mark’s.
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Pics added to my previous post.





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