Parker Magazine Repeating Shotgun

[Dave Noreen]

I recently acquired a copy of the book The Encyclopedia of Shotgun Shell Boxes. In the chapter on Obscure Companies on page 72 is pictured a buff colored box with black printing on the label

25
Shot Cartridges
Manufactured for the
Parker Magazine
Repeating
Shot Gun
For Sale Only By
Parker & Co.
88 Chambers Street New York
This Cartridge shoots equal to a 12 bore Paper Shell Cartridge

What do we know about this?

[ED J, MORGAN]

There is a story of it in the Parker Story I think Vol 2

[Dave Noreen]

I could be wrong, but this shell box appears to me to be something considerably older than the James P. Hayes experimental pump gun of 1910-11, discussed on pages 462-4 of The Parker Story.

[bruce a lyons]

I dont yet own The Parker Story but does anyone have any pictures of experimental Parker shotguns? Do any still exist?

[Brian Dudley]

The Parker Story only shows some of Hayes' drawings for the pump shotgun.
I do not think anyone knows of any existing prototypes still being around.
I asked the Hayes family about it when I met with them last year and they did not know anything about it.