Dads Parker 10 Gauge

[charlie cleveland]

are you sure this is a 10 ga....the barrels look to have 8.2 lbs stamped on the barrels..if it is a 10 ga it has real heavy barrels on it for sure...it must be a 10 ga i looked up the serial number on 8 ga and there is no8 ga made with this serial number...i did not see the sights for deer hunting could you give us some more pictures of the main frame and stock area...some of these other fellas will pitch in soon...we like to talk parkers here too...charlie

[Matto]

Hey Charlie,

I should be able to get more pictures after deer season in November when I see Dads gun again. I'll take pictures of the sights also they are really crude and odd. If we get the gun redone we will most certaintly have it restored to original. It is really dirty condition as it has lots of cigarette tar on it. Dean says it has a #3 frame and believes it could be a grade 1. It does have Twist barrels even though dad has told us since we were kids that it had Damascus. Imagine his suprise when Dean told him about his Parker for two hours last week. Any and all help Dean can pass onto Dad in his old age about his gun really makes a very old man happy. thanks for any information Parker fans!

Matt

[John E. Williams]

My 10 gauge (s/n 38598, ca. 1885) is almost identical to yours, and the table I'm using indicates yours was made later that same year. Mine's built on a #3 frame and the 32" barrels are stamped 5-14 (5 lbs, 14 oz). She's a big ol' gun, but they made them a lot bigger. What are all the extra numbers stamped on your frame underlug, as shown in this pic? I remember mine only having the 3, which indicates frame size.



By the way, you and Dean may get sick of talking Parkers if you hang around us very long!

[Matto]

Hey john,

Ours is also a 32 inch Barrel and yes it weighs a lot!

If I can get Dean to talk to all of you about Parkers then maybe he will no longer call me and talk to me for two hours straight. I have him watching this forum and I am sure he will start to pipe in when his wife lets him. We were gone all weekend Grouse hunting so he has to spend time with the family.

Dean can help you with numbers and any questions you may have. I thank all of you for all of the help with our gun. Dad is well into his 80's and like I said earlier Dean talked to him for two hours about his gun.

matt