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[jay b. shockley]

hi everyone, I'm Jay and live in Indiana. I'm here to get more info about a Parker Shotgun my Dad bought off a man when I was a kid. I don't have anyone to pass it down too, so I am researching it for later on someday when I let it go.

Its a double barrel 10 ga., serial no. 1084 if I remember right. Dad said it was one of the guns made in the smokehouse.

Thanks for letting me join the group and I hope I can find out a lot more about this fine shotgun.

Jay

[Robin Lewis]

Jay, two questions.
1) Is the serial # 1084?
2) Are you sure the gun is a "Parker Bros" made in Meriden Conn.?
If you answer "yes" to these two questions, you have one of the earliest Parker Bro. shotguns.

To help you answer #2, I will paste the text from our FAQ page on identifying Parker Bros guns.

There are other shotguns with the name Parker on them. For the most part they were affordable utility shotguns of their day. Most were well used and will appear in poor condition today. Your shotgun is not a Parker Bros. shotgun if it is marked by any of these makers from the U.S. or Belgian:


C. Parker & Co (Belgian)
E.D. Parker (Belgian)
Field Parker & Son. E. D. Parker (Belgian)
Parker-Smith-Williams
Parker Trap Gun
T. Parker (Belgian)
T. Parker New York (Crescent Fire Arms)
Thomas Parker
W.Parker New Pin Fire

If your shotgun is marked Parker Bros. or is not listed above, look here (http://parkerguns.org/pages/identification.html) for more identifying information.

[wayne goerres]

Hi Jay and welcome. What part of Indiana are you from. Post some pic's of the gun if you can.

[jay b. shockley]

I live in Franklin, Indiana but grew up on the south side of Indy. I am slow to get pic's because of my disability, but I will as soon as I can. Thank you all for the warm welcome and hope I can be a good source of information someday. I have a lot to learn.

Jay

[charlie cleveland]

wecome..i would find out all i could about this old parker then get me a box of shells and shoot clays tincans or even ducks or geese if possible...i will be clutching a parker in one hand a stevens in the other when i leave this world...ha good luck...charlie

[wayne goerres]

Jay I lived in Paoli Ind. for 25years. That's in the southern part of the state about 50 miles north of Louisville Kentucky.

[Sam Carpenter]

Hi Jay and Wayne. I am in Brown County just outside of Nashville, Indiana. I am in the two-way radio business for Kenwood and we take care of the Police in Franklin and Paoli. I am new here but am glad there are other Parker people near me.

[Dean Romig]

Hi Sam - Welcome!

We hope we hear more from you.





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