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Unread 10-27-2017, 07:12 AM   #1
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There is a killer grade 2 Parker Trap Gun in next week’s Julia auction - Lot 2521. A client asked me specifically why these were made with the Trap buttplate and I am not sure. I would appreciate your thoughts to pass on to him.

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Folsom ordered a great many Parkers (there is significant reference to this in The Parker Story) and they requested this special butt plate be installed on the trap models they ordered. I believe Parkers with "Parker Trap Gun" butt plates were exclusive to Folsom's and were not shipped to any other store.





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The Folsom “Parker Trap Gun”
From 1882 until at least 1892, Folsom contracted with Parker Brothers to create "The Parker Trap Gun"; 10g & 12g Grade 0 - 2 hammer and hammerless with Laminated Steel and Twist barrels and a special buttplate.



The Parker order books include Folsom 12g guns with 36", 38", and 40" barrels; and four 16g with 38” barrels! Order 14744 in 1882 were Grade 2 guns; 12g listed for $80 (net $50.01 after discount) and 10g for $85 (net $53.14).
In orders 47641 – 47645 there were five 12 gauge at 40 inches, twenty 12 gauge at 38 inches, seven 12 gauge at 36 inches and five 12 gauge at 34 inches. The stocks on the 40 inch guns were to have a length of 14 ¼ to 14½ inches and a drop of 3 to 3 ½ inches. All were to have trap butt plates.
Order 49457 May 11, 1892 was for eight hammer guns with twist barrels, four hammer guns with laminated barrels, and three hammerless guns with twist barrels. Seven were 38" and eight were 40".
Orders 53623 – 53627 was for four 12 gauge at 40 inches, two 12 gauge at 38 inches; all to have trap butt plates.
Orders 80371 – 80375 had five 12 gauge at 40 inches and ten 12 gauge at 38 inches, but no mention of the trap butt plates.
(Courtesy of Mark Conrad)

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Fabulous historical Parker records of the Folsom Trap guns - Thank You Drew!

And Thanks to Mark Conrad as well!





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Just for the record, Drew's article (above) was mine, published in Parker Pages quite a few years ago. I still have 27777. Bill Zachow
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That was an excellent article Bill! You too are a wealth of Parker knowledge.





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