Parker 1/2 frames

[Bruce Day]

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[Bill Murphy]

I have an order copy for a six pound 12 gauge. If I can dig it out, I will post the specifics. The AAHE 12 offered for sale at Robin Hollow was ordered at 6 1/2 pounds from Abercrombie and Fitch. I believe it is a 28" gun. My 1/2 frame DHE weighs about 6 1/2 pounds with the 12 gauge barrels and about the same with the 16 gauge barrels. Both sets are 28", but the stock is very small.

[Bill Murphy]

The AAHE I mentioned is owned by a friend who bought it at auction for a very low price after it was advertised as "wall thickness below recommended minimum" implying that it had been honed. It was not honed after being made at Parker Brothers. It was just ordered to be very light. I couldn't afford the gun at the time, so I recommended that my friend bid on it.

[Pa SxS]

I'm sure there are more 1/2 frame guns out there than previously thought although still scarce. The last few stock books show 1/2 stamped for frame size however I can't believe all these were true 1/2 frames. I'm guessing that their 1 1/2 frame stamp broke and they never made a new one.

Here is a link to my 1/2 frame VH 2 barrel set in the Albums section. The original barreled gun is all Meriden made in late 1937. A few months into 1938 (repair codes) it was sent back to Ilion for the second set of barrels made in Ilion. Both barrels were 28", original choked M/F and the Remington barrel Cyl/ImpCyl.

http://parkerguns.org/forums/album.php?albumid=358