J.P Dean's Parker

[Stan Hoover]

Originally Posted by Frank Good

And if the buyer is in the US he is going to have to either take the Canadian Fireams Safety Course or challenge the test to acquire a PAL to purchase the gun in Canada. Then if he passes the test send in the required documentation and payment along with his test results, await the 8 week processing period to receive his PAL in the mail. After that he can then make arrangements through an importer/exporter in Canada that has an importer with an FFL stateside to have his gun shipped to plus pay all applicable duties, taxes and export and import fees associated so by the time all that is complete add another $1200+ so his gun is now $5000+

Call me foolish, but for that gun I think I may have still been interested

Nice NID 16 there, what are the barrel lengths?

[Frank Good]

Originally Posted by Stan Hoover

Call me foolish, but for that gun I think I may have still been interested

Nice NID 16 there, what are the barrel lengths?

Both sets are 26", one set is stamped choked 2/4 and the other 3/4 but someone has reamed the chokes out. The 2/4 set mics as skeet/skeet and the other as IC/M. Serial #s match and place the gun as 1928 mfg. Owner says barrels were not cut but I have not seen them yet. I pick it up tomorrow. I'll get a letter from Cody to see just how it was ordered etc. One thing I find interesting is my 1927 NID4E 12ga two barrel set has a forend for each barrel set and both barrels were ordered at time of original order yet this 16 has one forend. I am guessing two forends would have been an extra option?

[Bill Murphy]

The truth is at Cody. Share it with us.

[Researcher]

Originally Posted by Frank Good

Both sets are 26", one set is stamped choked 2/4 and the other 3/4 but someone has reamed the chokes out. The 2/4 set mics as skeet/skeet and the other as IC/M. Serial #s match and place the gun as 1928 mfg. Owner says barrels were not cut but I have not seen them yet. I pick it up tomorrow. I'll get a letter from Cody to see just how it was ordered etc. One thing I find interesting is my 1927 NID4E 12ga two barrel set has a forend for each barrel set and both barrels were ordered at time of original order yet this 16 has one forend. I am guessing two forends would have been an extra option?

It appears to me in your picture that the gun doesn't have cocking indicators, which generally means after 1935. If it has the later style forearm latch with the Baker J-spring and the lever actuating a Parker-style tilting block latch, that is a forearm much easier to make work on two sets of barrels.

[Frank Good]

Originally Posted by Dave Noreen

It appears to me in your picture that the gun doesn't have cocking indicators, which generally means after 1935. If it has the later style forearm latch with the Baker J-spring and the lever actuating a Parker-style tilting block latch, that is a forearm much easier to make work on two sets of barrels.

From what I can find online it looks like 1928mfg going by the serial # but it does not have cocking indicators like the 1927 12ga I have. All numbers match throughout.

[Stan Hoover]

Frank,

Is the second # a 5? Meaning is the serial number 454-419?

I have encountered a fair amount of NID’s in the 454-000 range and they generally all came with cocking indicators.
From your excellent pic of the top side of the frame, there is no evidence of closed holes where they may have once been. Possibly the customer requested no cocking indicators.

[Frank Good]

Originally Posted by Stan Hoover

Frank,

Is the second # a 5? Meaning is the serial number 454-419?

I have encountered a fair amount of NID’s in the 454-000 range and they generally all came with cocking indicators.
From your excellent pic of the top side of the frame, there is no evidence of closed holes where they may have once been. Possibly the customer requested no cocking indicators.

Yes the serial # is 454419 and there is no indication that cocking indicators were ever present and filled in. I have a feeling it was ordered without. Hopefully a letter from Cody will provide some information on the order configuration.

[Steve Hodges]

Those Graded Ithaca Guns sure are nice