Jay, two questions.
1) Is the serial # 1084?
2) Are you sure the gun is a "Parker Bros" made in Meriden Conn.?
If you answer "yes" to these two questions, you have one of the earliest Parker Bro. shotguns.
To help you answer #2, I will paste the text from our FAQ page on identifying Parker Bros guns.
There are other shotguns with the name Parker on them. For the most part they were affordable utility shotguns of their day. Most were well used and will appear in poor condition today. Your shotgun is not a Parker Bros. shotgun if it is marked by any of these makers from the U.S. or Belgian:
- C. Parker & Co (Belgian)
- E.D. Parker (Belgian)
- Field Parker & Son. E. D. Parker (Belgian)
- Parker-Smith-Williams
- Parker Trap Gun
- T. Parker (Belgian)
- T. Parker New York (Crescent Fire Arms)
- Thomas Parker
- W.Parker New Pin Fire
If your shotgun is marked Parker Bros. or
is not listed above, look
here for more identifying information.