New Member Old Parker and Old owner

[FREDERICK H RUGE]

I recently acquired a Parker side by side and so far have found out a few things about it. Serial number is 17246. It is a Lifter action, 10 gauge, 30 inch barrels, 2 frame size, M Grade =1, and all matching numbers. It is quite used and looks it. I will try to attach pictures to this thread. It has plain twist barrels. I plan to mail in a letter request for a factory history. I am anxious to see how it left the factory in 1879.