questions about 100004

[Gary Rennles]

Hello all, I had a few questions about a project gun that my son bought a while back. I looked up the serial number and it shows that the gun was made in 1900. On the frame it has a #2 above the serial number and a G under it.
Is the #2 the frame size? and since it is a hammerless gun would this be a GH grade?
and my last question is about the safety, it is filled and to me it does not look like it was done by Parker. looks to be well done but it is very bright and stands out.
just wanted to know what others thought,
Thanks Gary
http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae141/crash11049/parker%20project/new069_zpsd6601944.jpg (http://s966.photobucket.com/user/crash11049/media/parker%20project/new069_zpsd6601944.jpg.html)



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http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae141/crash11049/parker%20project/new060_zpsbcffffcf.jpg (http://s966.photobucket.com/user/crash11049/media/parker%20project/new060_zpsbcffffcf.jpg.html)

[Craig Parker]

Gary,
The frame is on the barrel lug just to the right of the 2nd pic. The 2 above G is grade. Nice GH Gun, would you show us the wood.

Craig

[greg conomos]

The #2 frame GH Damascus is one of the most common Parkers. Still, looks nice and cool serial number, too.

[Bill Murphy]

#100,000 is in the National Firearms Museum.

[Rick Losey]

From what we see so far, I wonder what makes it a project

[Brian Dudley]

The safety has been filled. And it looks like quite recently. The factory also would do it this way at times when a gun was ordered without a safety and then the filled area would be engraved over. Or they would make a frame with no slot in it.

The fill is yours could just be some soft solder or filler material of some sort. Parker would have used steel to match the frame so it could be finished to match.

If you wanted to put it back to having a working safety it could be done. How much is involved depends on what exactly was done. You wouldn't know this until the action is removed from the stock. And you are missing all the parts for the safety, which would have to be put back in.

[charlie cleveland]

looks like its got a set of nice heavy barrels too..charlie

[Mike Franzen]

Nice find! The damascus pattern looks good too. Could you show more pics of the barrels including the muzzle?

[Gary Rennles]

From what we see so far, I wonder what makes it a project

http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae141/crash11049/parker%20project/025.jpg (http://s966.photobucket.com/user/crash11049/media/parker%20project/025.jpg.html)

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the stock was in bad shape no checkering and missing a section of wood.
it was beyond ever looking new, so we replaced some wood and left the rest the way it was.

http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae141/crash11049/parker%20project/gun016_zpsa71b3328.jpg (http://s966.photobucket.com/user/crash11049/media/parker%20project/gun016_zpsa71b3328.jpg.html)

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the barrels are in very good condition, there was very little Damascus pattern showing on the barrels when we got it.
We lightly browned them so they would not look out of place compared to the rest of the gun.

http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae141/crash11049/parker%20project/gun008_zps8a207f0b.jpg (http://s966.photobucket.com/user/crash11049/media/parker%20project/gun008_zps8a207f0b.jpg.html)

we have shot a lot of sporting clays with it, and the gun locks up tight and handles great. MY son got it from a dealer that sells plastic shotguns as a wall hanger...the old dangerous Damascus story.
Best $95 he ever spent.
thank you everyone for your opinions about the gun.
Gary

[Mills Morrison]

Whoa! Good job fixing that stock.

[Alfred Greeson]

Maybe we should support this Damascus story rather than fight it. Ha! That is the best $95 shotgun I have seen in years and like you said, very nice work on the wood. You will enjoy shooting one like this as much as any parker you will ever own. Thanks for sharing, Al.

[Mills Morrison]

It is my theory and that of many others on here that the Parkers that show the most use are that way because they are good shooters. I have a few beat up ones that prove this theory