10 ga PH on a #6 frame ?

[Bill Murphy]

Some early #6 frame tens were originally eights. They were rebarreled when eight gauges were outlawed for migratory birds. What auction was the $1800 #6 frame sold? With a serial number, we can tell you if it was originally an eight or a ten. My #6 frame ten was rebarreled in fluid steel, was originally an eight. I overpaid substantially for that gun, but "Just had to have it." It has a very interesting history as the gamegetter for a Nebraska family who lived off the land from pioneer days.

[Milton C Starr]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

Some early #6 frame tens were originally eights. They were rebarreled when eight gauges were outlawed for migratory birds. What auction was the $1800 #6 frame sold? With a serial number, we can tell you if it was originally an eight or a ten. My #6 frame ten was rebarreled in fluid steel, was originally an eight. I overpaid substantially for that gun, but "Just had to have it." It has a very interesting history as the gamegetter for a Nebraska family who lived off the land from pioneer days.

It was a auction on icollector , not sure what the middle 10 gauge was .
The bottom one was listed as a PH 12 ga . They didnt list any serial #s ,
would they have rebarreled a 8 gauge post 1918 with damascus 10 ga barrels ?

A Parker with a 10 ga and 8 ga barrel set would be near perfect , 8 ga for turkey and the 10 ga for waterfowl .

Yes I think that often you have to overpay to get the old sxs you want .
Seems alot of the prices are determined by throwing a dart at a board .
Though a dealer and private seller are going to sometimes have different ways of thinking on prices .

[Alan B. Webber]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

Some early #6 frame tens were originally eights. They were rebarreled when eight gauges were outlawed for migratory birds. What auction was the $1800 #6 frame sold? With a serial number, we can tell you if it was originally an eight or a ten. My #6 frame ten was rebarreled in fluid steel, was originally an eight. I overpaid substantially for that gun, but "Just had to have it." It has a very interesting history as the gamegetter for a Nebraska family who lived off the land from pioneer days.

"Just had to have it" is the right phrase alright. I bought a d grade #6 frame 10 hammerless many years ago then lucked out and found another d grade #6 frame 10 hammer gun. I paid too much for both of them.
After a lot of Turnbull rehab, I take them to Canada for ducks and geese and shoot brass shells with BP in them.1325 ft per sec with a 1 and one quarter oz of bismuth. I've since backed off on the powder after chronographing the load.
The brass shells were deforming a bit at the base and there's no resizing those things.
Both guns are great fun on pigeons also.
Each one is Damascus and weigh about 14 lbs each. 36 and 34 inch barrels.
The RST smokeless loads are great to shoot also.
Of all the Parkers I have they are the most fun to shoot.
Never pass one up no matter what shape it's in. I think they're all pretty rare. One really fun and satisfying thing to do is get a gun like that shooting again.
The guy at Cabelas that sold me the hammerless one for 4K said it would be a great wall hanger. I told him there's no way it's going to hang on any wall.
Thanks,