Heads up, Auction Saturday....
 

I was just on the Amoskeag Auction web site http://www.amoskeagauction.com/91/auction91.html looking at the items for this Saturday's auction. I was going to attend for a Frank Wesson they have but I can't make it.

Anyway, there are a few Parkers in the mix. Three caught my eye, a cased two barrel Repro, a GH damascus and a PH 12ga. The Repro is a 28ga (item #20), a GH (item #82) is a nice gun that would be great if the barrels were redone and a nice PH (item #83).

Thought I would give you guys a heads up.

Robin, Don't they have a nice condition V grade 28 gauge marked for the Penn Hwy Dept also? They had it on their table at the Hartford Show last month.

Could be Dave? I am not going so I only did a very quick scan of the first few pages although I would think a 28ga would be near the front of the list, maybe I missed it. I have observed he likes to sell the big ticket item first, I assume because that is when people still have their wallets full.

I like the W C Scott 20 gauge. No. 205

why in the world would Penn DOT need a 28 Parker????

were too many migrating woodcock a danger to model A Fords :shock:

Rick, I was told at the show by one of the guy's from Amoskeag that it was used by the Penn Highway Dept to shoot pigeons from under the overpasses.

The stock is marked "PHD"

I had a 26", 1/2 PG, Dogs head butt plated, 410 VH back in the '70s that was marked with the PHD stamp on the head of the stock. It was in nearly unfired condition with all finishes remaining. It left here along with 5 other Parker 410's to fund my purchase of TR's F Grade. Ahhhhh, if I was only born a rich man. But then again, Life is Good.

Just went downstairs and checked, it was one of 4 other Parker 410's and 3 28's (one a minty GHE 26" with tags) that went to fund Teddy's Fox and they didn't get it all done. One of them was a 410 VHE, that I sold to W. O. Odem for an upgrade project, and it was the 410 that I doubled on geese while shooting Federal paper 3/4 oz, rolled crimps. Ha, I breast shot the pot lickers as they came in on final approach. Today, I went up to a friend's regulated shooting grounds and shot 7 birds with the same pencil loads. It has to be one of the best 410 loads. Sorry for the mis-information.

Tom, That is where this gun was marked also...on the head of the stock.

I saw what must have been that .410 VH at an Ohio GCA show in Columbus many years ago. The owner was from PA and said PHD used it to shoot groundhogs along the Pennsylvania Turnpike. I recall the price was $12,000. Charlie Price

So are you saying you own Theodore Roosevelts Fox? Is it the one he mentions in "African Game Trails"?
Anyways I like the 1895 Winchester in .405 win