28 gauge 2 barrel set with 2 forends - $5500

[Rex Northen]

Looks like a pretty good deal. I have no affiliation with the seller...

http://www.gunsinternational.com/Winchester-Parker-Reproduction-28-gauge-two-barrel-set-DHE-grade-Natl-Sporting-Fraternity-Ltd.cfm?gun_id=100245347

[Marvin Kells]

Rex,

You seem to be attuned to two barrel sets with two fore ends:

http://parkerguns.org/forums/showthread.php?p=61566#post61566

[Greg Baehman]

Interesting to me for two reasons: I realize Parker Reproductions offered Skeet 1/Skeet 2 choke designations, but this is the 1st one that I've actually seen so marked and the other is I would have expected the beavertail forend would have been fitted to the Skeet 1/ Skeet 2 set of barrels ala Parker Skeet guns.

[Rex Northen]

I'd like to have this gun, but the timing just isn't right...

[Kenny Graft]

It is interesting to note that the serial numbers do not match...I would guess that the reason the skeet barrels have their own forend is that set of barrels was added after the one barrel set left the factory. 28-15 would have been the full S.N. and probably a test barrel set or from one of the 25 family guns made, or or or ??? It is the lowest S.N. 28ga. I know of! I will record this in my collection of repro records.....its a uneek set! I would love to know the whole story....thanks all SXS ohio....(-:

[Greg Baehman]

Good catch Kenny, I didn't notice that discrepancy the first time through. Weren't the National Sporting Fraternity edition of Repros all two barrel sets? If so, it begs the question on how other NSF guns are numbered? (Meaning, did this edition start life as a one barrel set with a regular SN and then the 2nd set of barrels were added and numbered XX of 100 for the NSF?)
Check out the SN of this NSF 12-ga. http://www.artfact.com/auction-lot/parker-reproduction-dhe-cased-2bbl-set-made-for-1-c-t2tzczo34j

[Scott Martin]

Good morning Kenny....good spot on the NSFL Repro. what if this set started life as a "normal" limited edition set with 26" and 28" inch barrels, the longer set of barrels were damaged or destroyed and the owner bought replacement barrels of 26''...this might explain the difference in #'s..or the more likely case is I have way too much time on my hands and am overthinking this...

[Chris Travinski]

The wood is awesome. That's the first time I've seen the NSF logo on the rib, isn't it usually on the side of the barrels?

[Kenny Graft]

I have a 12 set...its on the rib. Mines 12-96 DT-PG-SF ic/m m/f both 2 3/4" Its like new condition, I have only shot 50 rounds in this one....SXS ohio

[Paul Ehlers]

I've always assumed that the NSFL gun were all serial numbered for the 100 gun special run for them.

I owned an NSFL 28ga repro that was two barrel set with double triggers. It was serial # 28-4 The other NSFL guns I've seen have similar low numbers as well.

[Greg Baehman]

It's beginning to appear that we are seeing NSFL guns serial numbered at least three different ways. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

1. With both a traditional SN (gauge, hyphen and five digits) and gauge-XX. Like the gun in the subject of this thread.

2. Just gauge-XX. Like Kenny's 12-gauge #12-96 or Paul's 28-gauge #28-4.

3. Traditional SN (gauge, hyphen and five digits). Like this bi-gauge set.
http://www.gunsinternational.com/Parker-Reproduction-Winchester-DHE-16ga-20ga-combo-Special-Edition-NEVER-FIRED.cfm?gun_id=100230089

[Gordon Green]

28 ga NSFL, #28-27 has 28" F & M and 26" Skeet 1 & 2. The NSFL logo is on the rib. The set only has one fore end, splinter.