Below is a letter I recently received from Chuck with a note asking me to measure the chamber length to see if it matched the 2 3/8 he found while doing the letter. It did not, but after reading this thread and Dean's thoughts on frame size I checked the gun and sure enough the gun is a two frame with 1 1/8" between the firing pins and 2 3/8" across the breech face. If I was a betting man my bet is Dean got it right.
Hello Mr. Frey,
Parker shotgun, serial number 18127, was ordered by H.T. Hudson of Portland OR in December of 1881 and shipped on December 7, 1881. The order was placed by Dexter W. Parker. According to Parker Bros. Order Book No. 10, it was a Quality D, Lifter Action Hammer Gun, 12-gauge. It featured Damascus steel barrels with a length of 30 inches.
The price was $125.00.
According to Parker Bros. Stock Book No. 6, the stock configuration was a pistol grip and its specifications were: Length of Pull: 14 ¼”, Drop at Heel: 2 5/8”, Weight: 8 pounds. The chokes were patterned RH 140 and LH 140 pellets of size 8 shot in a 24” circle at 45 yards.
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