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Unread 10-01-2009, 09:54 PM   #1
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Hi, I have a chance to purchase two hammer Parker, one is serial 41391 and is in decent shape, w/ejectors, metal smooth, no rust or pits and is a 10 gauge. by the guide in the collectors info made in 1884# 2 is serial number 143567 and is a 12 gauge, almost the same as above, made in 1907. Then there is one more 12 gauge that is a lifter model with hammers serial number 4639. and stamped on the water table is what appears to be for, made in 1875. These are all tight guns and not beat up, just well worn, no color case left.
Any idea on when these were made?
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Try entering them in www.parkerguns.org and click on Manufacturing dates by serial #
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Thanks Robin I did, and then I posted two pictures.
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I can add a little more info. Number 41391 was made in 1884 is PT (plain twist), top lever, capped pistol grip, with 32 in. tubes.
Number 4639, 1875 should be marked with a D quality code. This means the gun has Damascus barrels but the quality or grade is indeterminate. We need much better photos to even begin to determine the grade and quality. It should be 10 ga and 30 in barrels.
Go ahead and get them load up some shells (black powder is always fun) meet me at the Southern and we can have some real fun. Nothing like the hammer double 10's for birds.
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The condition of the barrels is the most important consideration for these old guns. Metal thickness and internal pitting can render these guns unusable. It is often necessary to clean the barrels with a stiff bore brush to reveal pitting. Have someone knowledgeable measure the barrel wall thickness for you. Check the receiver of the older gun for cracks in the metal at the corner of the fences where there is a sharp instead of rounded shape, as that is a weakness in the older guns of that vintage. I have an 1875 10 ga that I shoot frequently. If you decide to buy# 4639 you will find that the chamber length is 2 5/8", unless someone has lengthened the chambers (not recommended) and you will need to load your own shells. I had Rocky Mountain Brass make 50 shells to fit my gun and they are terriffic. David

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Did they make hammer gus with ejectors?
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A few people mistakenly refer to extractors as ejectors. Ejectors pop the spent shell clear of the breach while extractors lift the shells (live or spent) about a quarter inch or so to enable the shooter to grasp them and remove them from the chambers.
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i have a 10 ga lifter gun #2207. missing the piece that goes on the bottom of the lifter rod and the screw. any body have one or help me find one?
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#143567 is listed as a hammerless .
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A few people mistakenly refer to extractors as ejectors. Ejectors pop the spent shell clear of the breach while extractors lift the shells (live or spent) about a quarter inch or so to enable the shooter to grasp them and remove them from the chambers.
As an aside, if you watch the hunting scene in Mclintock, the hammer gun that John Wayne shoots those birds with was clearly an ejector gun.
Not a Parker though.
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