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Unread 04-17-2018, 10:46 PM   #1
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This is my first grade 3 hammer gun. It must have put many meals on the table back in it’s day. It is well used, the serial# on the trigger guard looks like it has about worn off. If only it could talk…there would have to be a lot of great stories. Someone marked Feb 15 1914 on the forend iron, which I thought was neat, maybe that is when it got a new owner.

The gun weighs 9lbs. 2 oz. according to the research letter and is a #30 frame with 30”Damascus barrels choked F/F.

It certainly deserves some TLC, though I am going to get to know it a bit and shoot it as is this weekend.
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Gosh, the sculpting on those older hammers guns is fine!
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Hey, the gun is all there. That is a big plus.
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The PGCA letter on that gun may be very fascinating. This is a gun I would not have refinished. What a great Parker.
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This is a gun I would not have refinished. What a great Parker.
I agree with Bill. What a great Parker. Didn’t most grade 3’s have lightening bolts engraved by the firing pins?

Also, check out the 10 gauge in the For Sale section. It’s serial #58610, hammerless.
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Didn’t most grade 3’s have lightening bolts engraved by the firing pins?
In fact, most grade 2 and higher Parkers had those "lightning bolts" which I believe were engraved to represent ignition sparks or flashes.






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I agree with Bill. What a great Parker. Didn’t most grade 3’s have lightening bolts engraved by the firing pins.


They are there, under the patina.
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What a great old war horse of a Parker that one is!!

What I would have given for those hammers a couple of months ago!

That date could also have marked a memorable hunt or a first for a specific gamebird or animal... deer maybe? Unfortunately you'll never know - guns can't talk.

February 15, 1914 was a Sunday

WW I began on 6/28/1914



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This gun was lurking on GB with no bids through several cycles.

I was thinking of you, Dean, and the hammers when i was considering purchase a couple times.

The few photos of the gun on the listing were just not good enough for me to take a chance on it.
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