[Carl Williams]

Hello all:

I have purchased two Parkers with (I am told) 2.75 inch chambers.

First of all I told all of you everything I know about Parker Shotguns when I said hello (I'm a model 12 collector)..I KNOW Model 12's)

...So...I need your sage advice:


1) The Serial numbers on the two parkers I purchased on 11/27/13 are: 185563
Parker Trojan has OV on Watertable below serial # 28" barrel with a 3 with 12 stamped above and to the right of the three (like 3 to the 12 power) It has a Trojan Steel barrel. It has a #2 Frame stamped on barrel lug. 2) The second Parker Serial Number 224276 (PH grade) has a PH above serial # on the watertable and a P below serial # . This gun has a Parker Steel Barrel. On Barrel flats it has a P in a circle and 1 1/2 on barrel lug. It has O B 4 on left flat and a 3 with a little one above and to the rigt of the three (like 3 to the 1st power). It has 1 1/2 frame stamped on barrel lug. I would like to know if they are 2.75 chambers. It also has a straight stock nice wood no checkering on the fore end or stock. But very nice curly walnut. Both guns have steel barrels no damacus or twist barrels. Trojan is a 95 % Gun. parker PH is about a 75% Gun. I paid $2,000 for the two parkers and a very nice Ithaca double serial number on the Ithaca is : 446931...