Its a 12. Drew has seen it but I'm not sure it has been seen publicly before. I may have the name of the pattern wrong but my understanding is that it is the only known Parker with that damascus pattern. He'll correct me if I am mistaken. It could have been something like American Bunting.
By the way , a nice G grade top lever hammer 16ga with 32" damascus barrels, the gun all original with case colors remaining, just surfaced in rural Kansas and the owner, a friend of mine, is pleased. The gun was ordered by Meacham in St Louis and sent out to Kansas where it has remained for over 100 years.
From Drew's post below, looks like I was close on the name and hit all around it. American Flag Bunting, and again, while the pattern is known to be used by other makers, this is the only Parker known in the collector circles with it, unless another surfaces.
Last edited by Bruce Day; 10-20-2009 at 08:49 AM..
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