Pete-

I think also, Sears may have wished to cash in on the "good will" associated with the Meriden name (earned by the Parker company).

Drew-

I think you may have a photo of a Parker rib and a photo of the rib of my Meriden shotgun. The similarity, I strongly suspect was not accidental on the part of the Meriden company.

Would you be able to post a side by side comparison?

Doug