Calling all 3 Frame 12 gauge's

[Hammer Gun]

I have a grade 3 hammer gun on a 3 frame it is a 12 ga, I will get some photo's tomorrow Mark that is a beautiful gun and a killer piece of wood! Gary

[Big Friend Ten (BFT)]

Eldon,

I've had a lot of vintage guns restored but if I owned your Parker I would leave it as is!

Mark

[Big Friend Ten (BFT)]

Eldon,

Guns are like fancy cars. Sometimes they both need and deserve to be restored.

34" #2 frame PHE with the action and barrels restored by Brad Bachelder. The gun was used by a guide on Lake Erie and was a gift from his clients.

PS: I should state that before restoration the action and barrels looked much like the condition that Dennis Nix's new to him #3 frame Vh is in. The wood was in decent so Brad was instructed to simply refinish rather than restore it.

[paul stafford jr]

great looking gun mark, the colors look great. brad can sure do some nice work.

[Hammer Gun]

Mark, Are you cornering the market on those P grades, nice 34"

[PML]

1903 GH 3 frame 12ga. with 32" Damascus barrels, The gun weighs 9 pounds 6 ounces.

Patrick

[Big Friend Ten (BFT)]

Originally Posted by Gary Carmichael Sr

Mark, Are you cornering the market on those P grades, nice 34"

Gary,

I just buy the good ones when I can! Of course I heed George Washington's parting advice to his officers, "Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation for 'tis better to be alone than in bad company.", such as you and my Parker mentor, Eric. There are of course others whom I am thankful to such as Brad, Kurt, Eric, Paul H. and probably a few more whom I'm forgetting in this early morning ramble...

Mark

[J.B. Books]

So only five 3 frame 12's among the active posters? Seems low, are they that uncommon? I have seen only 6 or so for sale over the last 5 or 6 years.

[John Truitt]

I am aware of four others.
Two VH each 32" (they were both for sale thru Ivory beads a few years ago. I think one of those is for sae wiht another dealer now may be Steve Barnett but I am not positive)
Two DH's.
One 32" damascus that resides in Northern VA as of three years ago.
One 28 " unknown where abouts.

I have shot one of the 32" VH's and she is one hell of a shooting iron.

#3 frame guns are very cool.

PS:
I do remember seeing a #3 framel 36" 12 VH about two or three years ago at the Spring Southern

[J.B. Books]

Originally Posted by John Truitt

I am aware of four others.
Two VH each 32" (they were both for sale thru Ivory beads a few years ago. I think one of those is for sae wiht another dealer now may be Steve Barnett but I am not positive)
Two DH's.
One 32" damascus that resides in Northern VA as of three years ago.
One 28 " unknown where abouts.

I have shot one of the 32" VH's and she is one hell of a shooting iron.

#3 frame guns are very cool.

PS:
I do remember seeing a #3 framel 36" 12 VH about two or three years ago at the Spring Southern

George Lander had a high condition 3 frame VH for sale a couple of years ago and I recall seeing a 3 frame D grade on Safari Outfitters a couple of years ago too. I remember the Ivory Bead guns as well.