1904

Bruce Day · 03-29-2013, 10:51 AM

16 ga

Dean Romig · 03-29-2013, 12:21 PM

Beautiful Grade 4 Bruce - really nice!

Are there any Remington codes on the flats?

Do you know who the initials are for?

Bruce Day · 03-29-2013, 01:07 PM

Thanks.

Yes. 1939 Rem rebarrel of a damascus gun. Missing the originals but the Rem barrels are beautiful. Well struck, perfectly fitted, twin real ivory beads, .032 and .008. Well contoured as shown following.

No idea.

C grade · 03-29-2013, 02:14 PM

Vey nice Bruce . This is a CHE 12 Live Bird gun

C.O.B. · 03-29-2013, 04:17 PM

I like the duck, much better than the flying Turnips. My C's have a Stag on the floorplate. I never will understand that line of thinking. You wouldn't engrave a Mallard on your 30/06....would you?

Bruce, Turnips or not thats a nice 16 and what great chokes for the uplands.

Harold Pickens · 03-29-2013, 06:24 PM

Beautiful gun and a 16 to boot! My DHE 16 is from 1905 and has Titanic barrels cyl/mod. Yeah, its got the flying turnips.

Craig Larter · 03-29-2013, 07:52 PM

Very nice examples I appreciate you guys taking the time to post pictures---it helps with the Parker education. Thanks much!!!

TMallad · 03-31-2013, 08:37 PM

Bruce,

I have a 1904 dh #2 frame 16/20 2 barrel set. The engraving is almost identical. Who was the engraver?

Bruce Day · 04-01-2013, 08:06 AM

Tom, in answer to your question, it is very rare that any particular Parker engraver can be identified. In this case, none can, and I doubt that the work was done by the master engraver at the time. I believe its journeyman level work. TPS lists the known engravers.

Two barrel sets are uncommon, and a two barrel 16/20ga #2 frame set would be particularly uncommon, for all I know, it may be unique.

TMallad · 04-01-2013, 08:46 AM

Bruce,

My gun is a 16/12 #2 frame. 16/20 wishful thinking!!!