The fellow who was largely responsible for the creation of these lovely reproductions called the shop while I was there. A gentleman of the old school, he now collects the better examples of his works and this gun was something he was interested in. The altered stock was a big disappointment for him but he gladly shared his story about how these guns came into being. Olin-Kadensha (hope I'm spelling that right) and Winchester and his almost unused 1930s original A-1 were the components that started it all back in the late 80s. A serious Parker guy, for sure.
