In a nutshell, acquisition of the Parker Gun Works by Remington-Dupont in 1934 can't be explained in any reasonable way, regardless of how many opinions and pieces of research material are thrown into the blender. Dozens of pages in my research file contain hundreds of columns of figures estimating future cost, sales, and income figures, all of which assume two things. The two things are: 1. Remington employees have the ability to manufacture a Parker shotgun. 2. Remington can sell a Parker shotgun. Number 2 was found to be fallacy from the week of acquisition in 1934 until the last items of inventory were finally liquidated in the fifties. My research implies that the number of guns manufactured during this period was probably exceeded by the number of guns returned for credit by dealers. The number of guns sold was equally insignificant. Number 1 was not discovered to be an incorrect assumption until the end of World War 2 when it was found that the machinery was inoperative and the skilled personnel force had largely left the employ of Remington Arms.
