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I found this several years ago at a very reasonable price and remember thinking it was such an odd configuration for a SKEET GUN that it was undoubtedly one of the Del Grego upgrades.
I decided recently to request a letter on it and was surprised to learn that it actually IS a real SKEET GUN. The serial number and Remington code place it's production in 1937 where it stayed in the Meriden warehouse until being moved to the Remington factory in 1939 and apparently it was still there around the time Remington stopped Parker production in 1942. I guess the fact that Parker and Remington only made 28 16ga GHE SKEET GUNS shows that they weren't hot sellers.
Only about 13% of all the SKEET GUNS made in all gauges (1098) had 28" barrels so it's probably safe to say less than 2 or 3 were made in that length in GHE 16 ga.
Please enjoy my album for more photos of this fine piece. http://parkerguns.org/forums/album.php?albumid=709
The Following 44 Users Say Thank You to David Noble For Your Post:
A fabulous piece of Parker history - what a nice gun!...Congratulations!
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George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Dean Romig For Your Post:
My holy grail ...WOW...... That one got my attention. Just wonderful condition...Thanks for sharing....I'll keep lookin'......
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The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Marty Kohler For Your Post:
Congratulations David, you got lucky with the records. The Remington IBM cards just don't give much info other than basic build and in many cases it doesn't even list who the gun was sold to. Lucky for you there was that document from Remington which gave much more info on your gun and confirmed that it was made as a skeet gun. My guess is that it was manufactured in Ilion NY but used Meriden barrels with the rib inscription. Remington built Parker barrels didn't have the rib inscription. Beautiful gun in excellent condition!
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