Pigeon shooters ordered high grade Parkers without the doll's head for easier access to the empty shells. I don't know who first came up with the idea, but about all graded Parkers without doll's heads were of pigeon configuration. They apparently knew that the doll's head was not neccesary to keep their guns together.

Last edited by eightbore; 08/17/13 11:42 AM.