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Unread 11-12-2011, 05:31 PM   #1
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Been shooting a friends Parker, thought you would like to see some photos





Here it is next to my LC Smith Field you can see how much higher the comb is



Nice gun, not stocked or ribbed as dramatic as a modern SBT suits me better



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Unread 11-12-2011, 06:39 PM   #2
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Bill,

Other than a buggered screw on the floor plate and a slightly misaligned screw also on the floor plate, looks like a nice SC SBT with a replacement Pachmayr recoil pad and front bead.

Tell us the barrel length and choke. You may also find that there are factory records available by going to the Home page, then the link to Research Letters. Type in the S/N and it will tell you if there are surviving records. Be aware that some books are missing so 100% of the records are not available.
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It's 32 inch have to guess at the choke hits them hard so must be full. A few of the screws are Buggered. I looked at it's near twin for sale this week down at Mid South in Wagram NC. One Phillip has is at least 10 or 15 % better condition than this SC hardly fired at all tight as the day it left the factory. This one has seen active use, other than the screws, not abused.

It's my first experence with a Vintage Trap gun or any dedicated Trap gun for that matter. Never had an eye for the space ship looking high rib guns. It's going to spoil me.

Will try that number look up.

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Unread 11-13-2011, 06:45 AM   #4
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From one Bill Davis to another--a very nice SC you have there! Shoot well!!
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Good tip records do exisit for this gun. Will pass along to the owner see if he wants to order the letter.

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What is the serial number of your gun? After about 1919, a PGCA letter is not likely to tell you anything except that it has a 32" barrel and is a C Grade. Earlier guns' letters may give information about the original owner.
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Very nice looking SC - many of them recieved a lot of use. Annie Oakley is pictured shooting 100 straight with an SC on her 60th birthday.
I shot our club trap league with a 34 inch SC for many years. It appeared to be choked IM.
Parker had a much more artistic method of putting the rib high with respect to the trigger.

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Here is my SBT SC. Your guns is in better shape then mine. Mine was well shot. When I go to the trap club guys with modern ray gun shotguns turn their noses up at my gun, but I shoot as well as they do. Isn't it nice not to have to mess with a safety. Annie Oakley used a Parker SBT. So do I. Move over Annie.
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A detail of the engraving of my SC. I have never seen a bird like the one on your gun. It is very nice.
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Steve, the trigger plate engraving on your SC is typical of the early engraving style. The pigeon on Bill's SC is typical for most SC's. Also very early Parker SBT's had a screw on the side of the receiver (don't remember which side) that allowed for access to the firing pin. I'm guessing at the moment without looking it up but Parker SBT's of that early vintage probably had a separate firing pin instead of the firing pin as part of the hammer.
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