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1891 GH 1 frame 12ga
Unread 07-09-2018, 09:54 PM   #1
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Default 1891 GH 1 frame 12ga

Thanks to Brian Dudley for selling this firearm. I don't have the letter on it yet, not that I expect anything fabulous on a GH letter but you never know.

The guns is 30 inch 1 frame 12 gauge, weighs in at 7lb 12 oz with barrels that weigh 4lbs 3oz. The frame is greyed but with sharp engraving and the barrels have a very nice silver damascus pattern. The buttstock is in good original shape, the forend has been recheckered and not the best, but serviceable for a nice shooter.

That is the description on this gun, a real nice shooter....however, I don't know if its the engraving, the damascus, or what but this gun really connects with me. I have previously owned a shooter DH 1 frame that had thin barrels and weighed in at 6lbs 10 oz and had barrels that flew. This one has barrels that barely seem to taper and for a 1 frame, the barrels have a solidness to them that feels like you could use them as a baseball bat. All in all a nice honest GH that I am very happy with.







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Wow! Look at those screw slots - almost 100%!





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Very nice "G", Bill.
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Very honest gun! Congratulations
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Nice gun Bill congrats. It will be fun to hunt with some RST 2 inch shells. Try them I think you'd like them.
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I am a big fan of RST's 2.5 spreader loads. Have never tried a 2 inch shell in a 12 gauge though.
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Wow! Look at those screw slots - almost 100%!





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Fred Verry, Bob Decker and I were joking about that at the NE. Fred was trying to remember who it was years ago that always used to say “not a screw turned” when describing his guns for sale. Fred asked, if that is the case, then how did they get them in the gun at the factory?
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The dealer was Tom Gibbons. He also seemed to have a lot of guns that were owned by famous people, Babe Ruth, ect...
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Thats a really nice gun Bill. The tip checkering had a mistake but its a shooter and its not that big a deal for most. Why anyone who is not skilled at checkering would try working on a Parker is beyond me. But its a great gun nevertheless. I'm glad you're happy with it.
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If those barrels weren't refinished by Dale Edmonds in his earlier days of barrel refinishing, I'll eat my hat..... (Not my stanky ol' camo hat I've never washed though.)





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