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02-09-2016, 11:54 PM
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New Member/Inherited Early 10ga.
Though I'm a new member, I've recently been taking the time to learn as much about my Parker as I can. This gun I inherited from my father 3 yrs. ago, it's been sitting in the back of my gun safe waiting for me to have the time to research it thoroughly. I just retired this past November, now that time has come.
How my family came about this Parker is as follows: My Grandmother was an independent antique dealer working out of her home in upstate New York. My father had always told her if she came across any old guns in her travels to call him and describe what she'd found. Well sometime in the late 60's or early 70's she called and explained an old rusty double barrel Shotgun with the words "Parker Brothers " engraved on the side. My Dad immediately told her buy that gun. I don't know what she paid but I don't think very much, like probably no more than $100 bucks. Turns out that's likely what this gun sold for in 1874!!
So my Dad cleaned it up, tuned up the wood with hand-rubbed LinSpeed oil and put it over the mantle of our fireplace for near forty years. Damascus barrels so he never believed he could safely shoot it.
[]Here are the specifics: 10 ga. Lifter (2.5" chambers) likely early Grade D or 3 or $100 grade. Gun Dog engravings, sculptured barrel bolsters, skeleton butt plate. The sidelocks are in great shape, can see some wear on hammer faces due to shooting at some time, the right hammer being worn more due to right-handed shooter? Left side considerably less so whoever it was, was likely a good shot. There are two barrel sets with this gun, the original seemingly cut down to 23". The second barrel is 30".
Everything bears the same serial number, even the extra barrel & forearm, that SR# being 4084. So I think the gun was manufactured in 1874 according to the references on this site.
There may be more talking points to this gun, but for now let's get some pictures uploaded for you to see......
Please feel free to post comments and questions, share any knowledge or familiarity you might have of guns of this grade and vintage. I have more pics, watertables, forearms, barrel ends, ribs etc... and can post more at your request. I'm just really excited about this gun and really would like to take it out with the 23" barrels for grouse and that 30" barrel to smoke a Spring Gobbler with this Spring! (If it is deemed shoot-able by DelGrego's here in Ilion, NY and if I can find ammo for it. I plan to take a run to Ilion and have the DelGrego's evaluate it in the near future. Ilion is only a touch over 100 miles from my home.)
Thank you in advance for any help that can be provided.
Regards,
Jeffrey Smith
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02-10-2016, 06:29 AM
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A very nice grade 3. You should order a research letter on it.
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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