D small bore hammer top action and lifter
 

Here is the chicken coop gun, a 1904 top action hammer 20ga which had sat for many years neglected and rusty in a chicken coop in Nebraska. It was covered by a fine bloom of red rust, had chicken feathers in dirty bores, had a broken stock wrapped with wire and an ugly metal strap welded to the top tang and screwed to the wood. But the barrels were not chopped, the stock not chopped and had the skeleton butt plate.

The result of careful and skilled preservation. One of only a couple known D grade 20 ga hammer guns. It was initially bought for very little, the farmer just wanted to get rid of it for some pocket money, but many more times that was spent in restoration.

And then a 16ga lifter action hammer gun, now owned by a friend on the West Coast.

There are some that believe that there is a substantial and growing demand among collectors for these nice hammer Parkers, and they are concentrating their collecting in them.

Look how compact those hammers are :coffee:


Come on Bruce... show us the grip cap!! Sheesh... I can't believe he's not showing the best part :whistle:

Bruce, your just killin us with beautiful guns:shock:

The beauty of Parker hammers is that when cocked they are invisible. Unlike some of the fine British hammer guns that stick up like rabbit ears even when cocked. Thanks for sharing Bruce.

Dean, the chicken coop gun has the standard Parker Meridan hard rubber grip cap. The 16 ga lifter has the silver quarter moon inletted in the bottom of the half pistol grip. But I want to make it clear that these guns are not mine, but I am indeed fortunate to have that 12ga Bernard top action. My concentration is in damascus C's and I enjoy seeing each and every one, and you have a fine one, Dean.

Oops, it is hard to keep track of your friend's Parkers. I even questioned my memory when I made that post... *Hmmm, am I thinking of the same Parker?* and I truly had confused the two.

[QUOTE=Bruce Day;51576]And then a 16ga lifter action hammer gun....

WOW!!! I just fell in love!!!!

Bruce, You should post a pic of the before picture of that 20 ga (I think you have it) just to show what can be done (with enought money) to bring back a rare gun.... I think alot of people forgot what that gun looked like before.

Eric. I'll ask CH. My computer crashed last year and I lost all those photos. You also saw at the annual meeting a B grade hammer gun that the frame had been so pitted that several people thought it was lost, but there is a young man in his early 20's who filled in all the pits micro welding like you would do to repair a mold, then he re-engraved over the filled pits. You could never tell now. So you find somebody with real skill and they can do wonders.