The Lost and Found List

[Dean Romig]

Thanks Bill - that's some good detective work.

[Holeshot]

You must mean in the 70000 serial number range and not 1870. Thanks for the imput. Dave

[Dean Romig]

Right, there were no hammerless Parkers in the 1870's.

[Bill Murphy]

Yes, my little baby is in the 70,000 series, made in 1892. According to the SB, it is a real early hammerless 20. 71,179 was ordered January 15, 1892 by Salem G. LeValley in Buffalo, NY. It is a PH 20, 28" barrels bored full and full. By 1915, it was in Salisbury, MD and was sent back for a restock. It was still in Maryland when I found it. LeValley was a gun and sporting goods dealer in Buffalo, died in 1903 at age 61.

[Holeshot]

Bill and Dean, You guys are obviously in an area where more parkers exist then I am. And you also have a lot more time involved. So, how often do you see a hammerless laminated gun? Looking in the serialization book shows very few small bore laminated of any type parker. Dave

[Bill Murphy]

This is the first one I have ever seen, smallbore or not smallbore. No one is in a hotbed of Parkers unless they use the internet or go to some good gun shows. You have to get out there.

[Dean Romig]

Bill's right - ther're where you find them but you have to get out there and look. The Internet (Thank you Al Gore) is my first resource and word of mouth is a close second. This is the first Laminated Steel barreled hammerless that I've ever heard of too.

[Harry Sanders]

Hoping to locate 10 Gauge 26 inch Plain twist barrels for a lifter # 25192 . May also be wearing order number 21140 . These should be 3 lug check hook barrels, 2 frame.

[Kevin McCormack]

Searching for 16 gauge 0 frame Titanic Steel barrels (letter did not specify length when sent back for rebarreling in 1901). The SN of the gun is 88653.

[Mark Riessen]

Purchased SN 159224 Gun has been restocked. Looking for original butt stock. 16 ga. 1 frame. Thank you. Mark