I can't find info about Parker-Hale Mauser rifles in Frank DeHaas's book, although it has almost all the other Mauser type action...FN, Mark X, Husquvarna...

Can someone tell me where can I find some detail description as to what is different in Parker-Hale Mauser actions?

It is believed that most Parker-Hale mausers were built on Santa Barbara actions, which should be in your book.

The very first production was on the ZG 47 Brno
action. There may have been as many as 300 of them
It was called the "Hussar", distinctive in all of the ZG 47 features. The top of receiver had the dovetails for and Parker Hale made scope rings to fit them for scope mounting, the safety was mounted on the bolt sleeve and worked backwards to North American appreciation. The trigger guard had a release for the floor plate inletted in the bow to release the magazine cover in typical Oberndorf Mauser fashion although the bow was better designed. Parker Hale installed the barrels,stocks and everything else. Serials were applied L-H side ran to not over 3 numbers and used a letter prefix, "U", "X" etc.

Parker Hale started making rifles using surplus military 98 actions. Most of these were refered to as the model 1000.The original ones had hindged floorplates and then they also started making them with detachable magazines (model 1000 C).As the supply of good military actions started to dry up for them they used flat topped Brno actions as Mr Burgess has mentioned.Production of these was limited. Std bolt face rifles were under 1000 and mag bolt face were under 200. Parker Hale them switched to Santa Barbra actions (no thumb slot).They made the model 1100 which was a lightweight rifle with hinged floorplate. They also made the model 1200 super with a light coloured walnut monty carlo stock and hinged floorplate and the 1200 C with the clip. They also made a "African" model in 375 & 458. These were all made on the military actions. There was also a target rifle made in 308 win.

I have a "Safari" model, with hinged floorplate, in 308 Norma Mag, Ser # 0002xx. Any idea about when it was made? It's a commercial 98 action, I always thought it was a Santa Barbera, but who knows? Is there a forum site for Parker Hale anywhere that anyone knows about? Just curious. - Dan

I have been researching the modern history of the .404 Jeffery, and Parker Hale rifles enter the story in the early 90s when Val Forgett/Navy Arms bought Parker Hale and announced they would produce rifles under that label in the US. A .404 Jeffery was part of the plan for '93 (according to the reports I have).

At the same time Ruger had introduced the .404 Jeffery in the Ruger #1 and the M77 RSM Mk II. By '95 the .404 was gone from the domestic American gun-making scene.

All I have to do now is fill in the "who shot John" details between '93 and '95.

jim dodd

Thanks gentlemen,

I found Santa Barbara in DeHaas's book and at the end of the article he indeed mention Parker-Hale and regard it the same as Santa Barbara.