Hammer gun acquisition

[B. Dudley]

lever postion is an indication of wear on some makes of guns. Mainly those with rotory bolts (Fox, Smith and Ithaca NID). The levers start and the right and over time move to the left as the bolt wears. The design of the rotory bolt allows for a lot of travel in the lever from one side to the other as they wear. These guns do rarely become loose. Even guns that have a lever to the left are typically still tight.

Parkers are different in that the top lever has very little room to travel before the gun is just plain loose. The lever positions were set at the factory and every one was a little different. The concave cut in the rib carries back onto the frame and also the top lever. This sighting plain lines up and will line up even on guns that have worn bolts and are loose. So... the top lever on loose guns are not moving very much to even be physically noticable.

Get my point? One parker may be centered and another may be to the right and both are as they were when they were made. Yes, the bolting mechanism on a Parker does take up wear, but not to the extent of other makers where the lever will move that much. Simply becasue it is a design that wears better, but unfortunately they do loosen up more often due to there being less travel.



Constantly corrected??? Hardly. If you feel that way, it is not intended towards you or anything of the sort.
Simply avoiding the spreading of misinformation that may apply to some makers and not Parker guns.

[B. Dudley]

This is a great illustration of what I speak of.

This Parker has a lever that is too far to the right from being tightened up and not having the lever put back where it belongs.

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[Dean Romig]

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[J. A. EARLY]

Originally Posted by Brian Dudley

This is a great illustration of what I speak of.

This Parker has a lever that is too far to the right from being tightened up and not having the lever put back where it belongs.

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Is that not what I wrote??????????

"Would usually indicate less use for a gun that old, if not tampered with."

[Jay B.]

Today's visit with Gunter had both good and bad aspects. The gun locks up tight on face, and barrels appeared by be solid with adequate thickness. Mechanically, things seem to be sound. The fore-end wood has shrunken over time, and the planned rechecking on this piece has been tabled. The barrels had been scrubbed pretty hard to rid rust, and the Damascus pattern has been severely hidden under a bright metal sheen. It will take a bit of work to return the to a nice appearance. Decisions to make, as I consider just making it an occasional shooter at hammer gun events.

[Wilmurt]

Jay, see Sandy Garrett at Northern Virginia Gun Works in Springfield. He has worked on my hammer Parker and will give an honest assessment to the barrels and the inner workings.

[Mark Britton]

Jay If you are refurring to Gunther Pfrommer in Rocky Mt VA He is one of the best SxS gunsmiths there is, he does all my work Im in Rustburg VA. You can take what he says to the bank !

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Mark Britton

Jay If you are refurring to Gunther Pfrommer in Rocky Mt VA He is one of the best SxS gunsmiths there is, he does all my work Im in Rustburg VA. You can take what he says to the bank !

There’s an old boy down in North Carolina that’s not to shabby either Ernest Marlette . http://marlettefinearms.com/

[Bill Murphy]

Ernest Marlette is also a very skilled Krieghoff gunsmith.

[Dale Oestreich]

I to acquired an older 12 ga SxS recently...it only says Parker on the sides of the receiver and I cannot find a serial #....is this a Parker Bros shotgun or is it some other brand??