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THAT, was a condition of marriage. I'm originally an Air Force brat, grew up abroad, but high school was in Georgia after Dad's retirement. On to college and grad school, and got the hell out of the heat upon graduation. Move to Kentucky and met my wife. The rest is history.
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04-03-2020, 08:40 PM | #4 | ||||||
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Here's some pictures...I hope...
http://img.gg/ogb49ua http://img.gg/D9Oyzwp http://img.gg/HYyW7NH http://img.gg/A9JsVoi http://img.gg/m9G7Xqy http://img.gg/zY9DyJO http://img.gg/FsENQv4 It has a gold shield on the bottom of the buttstock, but that photo did not turn out. Greg in Kentucky |
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04-03-2020, 10:46 PM | #5 | ||||||
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VH grade, case colors redone, aftermarket vent rib added to the barrels and then reblued. Reblued trigger guard and looks to have been refinished. Looks as if the head of the stock has had a screw/bolt placed through it? Gold shield is probably just finish added over silver colored shield. At least that's what I see.
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04-03-2020, 10:55 PM | #6 | ||||||
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Welcome. Appears to be a nice serviceable VH-Grade Parker Bros. shotgun. You can't see the rib legend because it has been covered by a Simmons ventilated rib installed on top of the original rib.
125830 01 Rib Legend.jpg The Kf marking appears to be the steel type marking on the barrel flat of the early vintage VH-/VHE-Grade guns. 129001 01 1 1-2 frame 16-gauge.jpg From my rather limited observations the Kf marking was in use into the 1336xx serial number range. VH-/VHE-Grades had a V or a V in a circle steel type marking beginning by the 1350xx range. 56213 11.JPG |
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04-03-2020, 11:05 PM | #7 | |||||||
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04-03-2020, 11:37 PM | #8 | ||||||
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It is not in the Parker serial number book so measure the barrels for length. With a vent rib added one never knows if the chokes may have been altered for some type of targets. If you can measure the chokes, do so, but if you can't the old method of a dime not going in the barrel does tell you that it is usually full choke. Anything in 12 gauge around .700 would be full, and less than that the better. We wouldn't want you to go out there after a turkey with cylinder in each barrel. The gun will make a nice shooter and save you from having to refinish anything. Since the gun is not original, the vent rib is a nice feature in my opinion.
p.s. If I had a wife that went out and bought me antique firearms, I would go to chef's school. |
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04-04-2020, 06:13 AM | #9 | ||||||
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Gregory,
I'm between Lexington and Versailles. If you are near I would love to see your Parker once the dust settles from the coronavirus. Do you shoot clays at Kentucky Sportsmans League or Elk Creek? Kindest, Harry Harry |
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04-04-2020, 07:17 AM | #10 | ||||||
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The gun will make a great shooter but I can't believe you were so anxious to leave God's country.
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"Life is short and you're dead an awful long time." Destry L. Hoffard "Oh Christ, just shoot the damn thing." Destry L. Hoffard |
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