By Thomas E. Wessel
First - go (click) here - Find manufacturing dates by serial number, to find what year your Parker was manufactured. Second, remove the barrels from the frame. Next - go (click) here - Technical Information to identify the markings on both the barrel flats and the water table. Their first shotgun was made in 1868 and was known as the 'Parker Brothers'. Of hammer type, it featured a lifter bolting device, and the fore-end was attached to the barrels with a cross-key. In 1879 an improved fore-end assembly based on the Deeley & Edge system was made standard. The top of the forend bracket has the serial number. The flanks of the receiver are marked “PARKER BROS” with zig-zag border engraving. The water table is marked with the serial number, “PAT’D AUG 15 1905 / PAT’D JAN 18 AUG 16 1887 / PAT’D OCT. Does anyone know how to research the lower numbered parker bro serial numbers. I have been trying to research a parker shot gun. Serial number B 245 T. I had heard that Remington Arms in Illion NY has a gun museum that has a old ledger that lists the orginal owners. Can anyone confirm that. Thanks for any information you can provide.
In 1832 Charles Parker of Meriden, Conn., organized the Parker Co. to make coffee mills and subsequently bench vises. In 1860 the firm was reorganized to become Parker, Snow, Brooks & Co. On Sept. 28. 1863. the firm signed a contract with the government to make 15.000 Model 1861rifled muskets at $19 each. This contract was fulfilled. Upon termination of the Civil War. Charles Parker became president of the Meriden Mfg. Co.. which position he held until 1868 when the firm of Parker Brothers was organized.
Their first shotgun was made in 1868 and was known as the 'Parker Brothers'. Of hammer type, it featured a lifter bolting device, and the fore-end was attached to the barrels with a cross-key. In 1879 an improved fore-end assembly based on the Deeley & Edge system was made standard. A hammerless lock was adopted in 1889, with automatic ejectors first offered in 1902. The Parker single trigger was introduced in 1922.
On June I. 1934, the assets of the Parker firm were purchased by Remington Arms Co., Inc.. but with the advent of World War II production of Parker shotguns was discontinued and was not resumed with the coming of peace.
The Parker shotgun was essentially machine made, although much hand-fitting was involved in its production. Forgings were machined slightly oversize and then hand fitted by filing and scraping. Reputation of the Parker shotgun was founded on uniformly excellent quality and durability as well as fine balance and handling qualities. Parkers were offered in several grades, and all but the cheapest Trojan grade could be ordered built to customers' specifications. Regardless of price, the Parker shotgun justly earned its title of 'Old Reliable'.
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1 Commence disassembly by removing fore-end assembly and barrels (1). Remove guard bow screw (67) and rear tang screw (65). Unscrew guard bow (66) and remove 3 trigger plate screws (57, arrows). Turn gun right side up and push top-lever (16) to right. Remove front tang screw (30)
2 Tap out trigger plate (58) and attached assembly. Use a small wood dowel inserted into forward part of receiver (28) and just in front of cocking crank (17) where a portion of the foremost surface of trigger plate may be seen. Lift trigger plate assembly away, while lifting out cocking slide (46). Trip (41) and its internal assembly will also drop out. Trip sears (44 & 45), drift out sear pin (40), and remove sears. This will permit removal of stock
3 Continue (A) by removing top-lever retaining screw (29). Using a piece of cotton waste for padding, place thumb against top-lever spring shell (13) and fingers against face of receiver. Pry shell away from tang at (B) using a small screwdriver or hardwood wedge. Withdraw top-lever spring shell, spring (14), and plunger (15). Top-lever (16) may now be lifted out. and bolt (38) withdrawn rearward from receiver
4 Next, remove hammer fastening screws (22) and hammer screws (23). Hammers (49 & 50), hammer stirrups (51), mainspring plungers (48), and mainsprings (47) will drop out. It is best to hold a large cloth at rear of receiver while doing this to prevent loss of parts which arc under spring tension
5 Remove (A) unhooking slide screw (56) and withdraw unhooking slide (62) and assembly from front end of trigger plate. (B) Remove trigger spring screw (61) and trigger spring (60). Drift out trigger pin (53) and remove triggers (54 & 55)
6 Remove extractor screw (9) and slide extractor out and away rearward. Remove cocking link screw (6) and cocking link (3). link spring pin (4), and link spring (5). Removal of extractor or cocking link is not dependent on prior removal of one or the other. Reassemble in reverse sequence ■
1. Barrels
2. Front sight
3. Cocking link
4. Cocking link spring pin
5. Cocking link spring
6. Cocking link screw
7. Bolt plate
8. Bolt plate retaining pin
9. Extractor screw
10. Extractor
11. Buttplate
12. Buttplate screw (2)
13. Top-lever spring shell
14. Top-lever spring
15. Top-lever spring plunger
16. Top-lever
17. Cocking crank
18. Joint pin screw
19. Joint pin
20. Cocking crank pin stop screw (2)
21. Cocking crank pin
22. Hammer fastening screw (2)
23. Hammer screw (2)
24. Unhooking pin screw
25. Joint roll
26. Unhooking pin spring
Parts Legend
27. Unhooking j5in
28. Receiver
29. Top-lever retaining screw
30. Tang screw, front
31. Safety slide pin
32. Safety slide
33. Safety slide spring
34. Safety lever jacket
35. Safety lever pin
36. Safety lever
37. Safety pin
38. Bolt
39. Sear spring
40. Sear pin
41. Trip
42. Trip spring
43. Trip spring plunger
44. Sear, left
45. Sear, right
46. Cocking slide
47. Mainspring (2)
48. Mainspring plunger (2)
49. Hammer, left
50. Hammer, right
51. Hammer stirrup (2)
52. Mainspring pin (2)
Parker Double Barrel Shotgun
53. Trigger pin
54. Trigger, left
55. Trigger, right
56. Unhooking slide screw
57. Trigger plate screw (3)
58. Trigger plate
59. Tang screw sleeve
60. Trigger spring
61. Trigger spring screw
62. Unhooking slide
63. Unhooking slide spring
64. Unhooking slide plunger
65. Tang screw, rear
66. Guard bow
67. Guard bow screw
68. Fore-end
69. Fore-end iron
70. Fore-end plunger box pin
71. Fore-end screw (2)
72. Fore-end plunger box
73. Fore-end plunger spring
74. Fore-end plunger
75. Fore-end plunger roll
76. Fore-end plunger roll pin
Remington Models 8 & 81 Autoloading Rifles
By James M. Triggs
Parker Bros Shotguns By Serial Number
The Remington Model 81 Woods-master autoloading rifle was produced from 1936 until 1950. Except for minor differences, it is mechanically identical to the Remington Model 8 5-shot autoloading rifle produced from 1906 until 1936. Design of the Model 8 rifle was based on U. S. Patent No. 659,786 granted Oct. 16, 1900 to John M. Browning. It was the first successful high power autoloading rifle produced in America. Manufacturing and sales rights were sold to Remington.
The Model 8 rifle has a locked breech long-recoil action wherein the barrel, bolt, and bolt carrier assembly recoil several inches together so that the bullet has cleared the barrel before unlocking begins. The bolt has twin locking lugs which engage locking recesses within the barrel extension. The barrel, suspended in guide bushings, is surrounded by 2 heavy coil-type springs in turn covered by a sheet-metal jacket. These springs are compressed on rearward movement of the barrel bolt and bolt carrier assembly.
At the end of recoil the bolt carrier is locked into rear of the receiver. Energy of the compressed recoil spring then drives the barrel forward, which cams the bolt open to unlock it from the barrel extension. When the barrel extension reaches its forward position, it trips the barrel lock allowing the bolt mmmmmmmmm.
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