Oh dear….ive had a restructuring. But so far in 2026:

DHE 20ga 26”
Vh 28 ga 26”
Parker repro 28 gauge 26” DT
Ph 12 ga 30”
100 dollar grade 11 gauge - 28” Damascus
12 ga CH Bernard 2 barrel set 26” and 30”

So far…

Dylan: Good start, keep it going!! Craig

Good to see a fellow who understands the value and versatility of 26" barrels.:bowdown:

Which gun puts the biggest smile on your face?

That’s a good question. It’s between the 11 gauge and the CH, just because I was able to track down so much history.

A couple odd balls added this year. Both are restorations.

The one with the recoil pad is a 1917 s/n. My research letter shows it as a 16 ga VH with 28 inch barrels. This gun sports Titanic 12 gauge 30” barrels. The engraving and the checkering are certainly not V grade. Regardless, it’s a pleasure to shoot, though the top lever is a bit left of center, it locks up tightly. A definite candidate for some attention to bring it back to spec. Whatever that is.

The second is a lesson learned the hard way. This is a lovely and tight DHE. Pics of it were sent to me from a trusted source who was visiting the Tulsa gun show earlier this year. The price was (I thought) very reasonable. An impulse buy. When I measured the chokes, I found them both to measure cylinder. When I received my research letter, it stated that this gun left Meriden with 30” barrels. They now measure 28”.

As I said, lesson learned. It’s very lovely to look at and locks up tight. Have not shot it much. That skeleton butt plate has a bit steeper pitch, and the heal bruised my shoulder the one time I took it to the range. I did put several guns through their paces that day.

Considering using for the Skeet events at the SXS shoot in Lynden, WA on August 15th.

After that, I may port the barrels, have them threaded for extended chokes to bring them closer to 30” and replacing the rib with a raised and ventilated one.

I kid, mostly.

The missing clue.

Another Parker acquisition. Trouble identifying this one, as I can find no serial number. But it does state “Chas. Parker, Meriden CT” . Obviously a refin. Though not as I’m accustomed to seeing.

We won a ragged old lifter from the silent auction, but nothing else.

I sold a handful of "Old odd Rifles " I hadn't shot in years through a local gun shop ,nothing I would want to advertise on our site or put the time in shipping them ,so none of our members missed out on anything special ! As for purchases , I picked up a really nice little GHE 20 with 28" Barrels on our site and a few weeks ago I bought the CHE 20 Gauge with 30" Dam 4 Barrels ,that was advertised on our site also ! I have no Pictures of the CHE to post , I sent the wood up to Brian D.,to have the checkering cleaned up and the Barrels down to Breck G.,to have the Dam 4 barrels Refinished ,one note on the 30" Barrels ,the gun has 2 7/8" Chambers and fortunately the Chambers are mentioned in the letter ! !Once I get it all back ,I will post pics. ! I was quite pleased with the CHE Engraving , it is Exceptional ,I think it has the crispest engraving of any Parker gun I have ever owned !