Russ, it's interesting that Dave mentioned the Fred Kimble B Grade ten gauge, which is, in fact, a 33" gun. There is one other B Grade 33" ten gauge, also made for a Parker shooter, W.F. Wheal. The Wheal gun later got a set of 12 gauge barrels. The only other 33" ten is a C Grade made for W.S. Perry, another Parker shooter. I was lucky to have bought the 33" C and another 33" Perry gun, not a Parker, at a Pennsylvania auction a few years ago. The Wheal gun and the Perry gun are consecutive serial numbers. Apparently, Parker Brothers felt that Fred Kimble's success with the 33" barrels was reason enough to outfit two other of their favorite shooters with 33" guns. All three guns are 11 pound #4 frame pigeon guns. Oddly these shooters only shot them for Parker Brothers for two years, after which Parker made new hammerless guns for their company shooters.
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