Need help researching 16 GH 34" barrels

[Ed Blake]

It's clear to me from the first picture that it is a one frame 16. Am I not comprehending something here?

[Bill Murphy]

I agree with Dean, it's a "2" and the firing pin distance will be the final determination. Ed, I'm ready to pick up that V Grade pigeon gun at the Southern. I'll bring my checkbook.

[charlie cleveland]

wow.... mighty nice work on the layout and pictures of this gun...i m no expert on gun working but i think you can have the chambers either rebuilt up andresized to true 16 bore or have chamber sleves fitted inside of gun s chamber back to 16 bore...as for pitting on the out side of barrels im sure some of our barrel refinishers can tell you how to improve the apperance...as far as the worth of the gun as it is i will make a good guess that it would bring 2500 as it is...it being and unusal gun configuration and the long barrels and it being a 16 bore will make it appeal to fellows like me....if it were mine i would probably just fix the chamber problem and shoot and enjoy as is..thanks for bringing this gun to our attention..... charlie

[John Gardner]

Thank you Charlie, Bill,
Ed we did the measurement as directed and it came out a #2 frame. When we put the magnifier to her you can just make out faintly where the horizontal bottom of the 2 starts to swoop up.

Gord did the disassembly and let me 'assist' (third hand that he didn't need) with the reassembly. Quite the education and made me further appreciate the quality of the Parker shotgun.

Didn't understand the issue with the little block of wood in the upper neck of the stock that routinely breaks during disassembly - see photo above - Gord tells me it happens all the time but I don't get how the Parker engineers would let that stand. Or is there a special technique to prevent that occurring?

Thanks to all with the help. I have two books enroute, and will get with Amazon or Ebay to pick up couple more on Parkers, and sending off for some research letters. ( the 34" serial # didn't come up on the list).

Could ask for a better welcome to the club.

If anyone is headed to the Denver show May 18-19 be my pleasure to buy a coffee, beer (or even a scotch as will be taxiing to hotel!)

Cheers JG

[John Truitt]

Sir,

The gun can be re chambered back to 16 ga.
The pitting can be struck out given there is enough wall thickness but I dont think that will be an issue given its barrel overall weight.

[John Gardner]

Thank you Jim,
And it is John.
Everybody, my really, really, BAD on the spell check before!!

COULD NOT have asked for better welcome to club!!!

Yeash! Shouldn't post BC - Before Coffee - you guys have been great! Make that two beverages and some humble pie in Denver!

Cheers and chagrined in Victoria,
JG

[John Gardner]

Hi John, The fellow who owns the gun has put it on the shelf for now. I think it is a neat Parker but not my personal cup of tea and I think the owner would take an offer and let someone else restore it. He has not 'officially' put it up for sale. He is an older gentleman with several projects on the go (two small ones for me!) and his pet project has been Model A's the last couple years not Parkers. I am seeing him in a couple weeks and will bug him.

[Mills]

Your friend would do well to join PGCA and post this in the for sale section. He should have no trouble getting a good sale on it and more than recouping the membership fee.

[charlie cleveland]

by posting this gun in the parker for sale the owner could buy some parts for his model a ... charlie

[John Gardner]

I am really not sure why he doesn't belong to PGCA as he is a keen collector and restorer of Parkers, he must have bits and pcs for twenty guns, other than perhaps his age and very slow if any Internet access. As for selling this gun when he's ready, and he definately has his own pace, I will help him put it in the correct forum if he doesn't join for some reason.