16ga ch grade (Need some feedback)

[Doug Boatright]

I found an Parker Brothers 16ga ch grade for sale and i want to know if anything that i list about the gun sounds fishy.

the gun was make in 1905, its a 16ga ch grade with titanic barrels the barrels are what im not sure about because they say the ch grades are made with acme steel - bernard steel barrels. but all the serial numbers do match.

i would say that the over all condition of the gun is 10%-20% the stock has some dents and a hair line crack through the grip, the blueing is very faded
the engraving still look ok but the skeleton butt plate is worn and the checkering in it is cracked. the gun locks up very tight and smooth like a new gun there are no dents and dings in the barrels and everything still works so this brings me to my next question does $2500.00 sound like a fair price? i wish i had some pics to
show

so let me know what yall think thanks!

[OH Osthaus]

do you have the serial number?

[Doug Boatright]

yeah its 130262

[OH Osthaus]

ok - the book says 130262 is a 16 bore DH/3 grade with 28 inch Titanic barrels, capped pistol grip stock

personally - 2500 might be a little high for a DH in 10% condition with a cracked stock. but thats my first opinion


but then it is a 16

[Autumn Daze]

Doug, CH and DH grade guns made in 1905 will have Titanic Steel barrels. Hope this helps a bit. Pictures would give us a whole lot more to go by.

[Labowner]

Doug that sounds like a fair price from what you described, I bought a similar CH 12 ga for around the same money that needed a bit of work.

[Doug Boatright]

why would the book show that its a dh but the gun is stamped ch?
thing like this is why i like to try and find everything i can about these old high dollar guns so i dont drop alot of money on something its not.

[OH Osthaus]

rarely, but the book has been wrong - can you post pictures?

[Hammer Gun]

Doug unfortunately some times the book is wrong, A photo or close examination would tell you which it is, Gary

[OH Osthaus]

if you cannot get pictures since its for sale some where, study the grade identification photos on the home page before you look at it again.