Parker number two

[bill woodward]

here's the other Parker that came in the package. it is serial number 103666 and is in pretty good shape but not the beautiful engraving i've seen here on others...

again, if anyone wants an original file size let me know
wwoodward@cfl.rr.com

thanks, bill

[charlie cleveland]

looks like a nice gun for sure.i have a 10 ga p grade thats pretty close to yours in serial no range...charlie

[Brian Dudley]

That PH has some pretty crisp looking engraving. Also looks to have been well used, but properly cared for.

[bill woodward]

yep, it is in nice shape. i haven't a clue who had it or where it came from. the barrels cleand up very nice. i also have a remington .22 "Improved model 6" my grandfather taught me how to shhot on......and a Stevens .25 single with a lever operated rolling block.....if i could just find some .25 rim fire????

[bill woodward]

how do you tell it is a PH?? did i miss something??

thanks, bill

Brian, where is Spencerport? we lived in Mt Kisco for about five years and my wifes step-father is from the Sayville area.

[Brian Dudley]

The grade stamp is on the water table "P" and the engraving pattern.

Spencerport is on the west side of Rochester, NY.

[wayne goerres]

Brian referred to your gun as a PH. P is the grade and H is for hammerles. Older guns dont have the H stamped on the frame but are commonly referred to in this way.

[Dean Romig]

And just in case you didn't know, it is a Grade 1.

[bill woodward]

thanks Brian and Wayne and Dean.....

Dean, no i didn't know what grade or how to grade??

Brian, Mt Kisco didn't get all that much snow every year and i always wished we lived up your way....Florida doesn't get any but maybe some flurries now and then....and its way too flat!

Wayne, thanks, i have a lot to learn about these......they are really different from the new AR platform LR-308 i just bought. whole different world now! and all kinds of stuff to learn.

[wayne goerres]

This forum is a great place to learn.

[Dean Romig]

There are several sources available for learning about the grades and how to (usually) identify the grades.

1. Go to our Home Page and click on the Grades tab on the left.

2. Several of the books written on Parker shotguns have sections on the Grades.

3. The most accurate and detailed source of information defining the Number Grades and their corresponding letter identifications, as well as the earlier Dollar Grades, is The Parker Story. Every Parker aficionado and collector should have The Parker Story as his 'official' reference source.

[bill woodward]

thanks Dean, I think i'm going to sell them both, hopefully as a package. the hammer model is going to need a lot of work and i'll just be mostly giving it away with the other one. i'll start researching the good one and se where it takes me. I did find the Parker for sale web site and i'll check into that more. in the mean time, I sure do appreciate all the help!!

thanks, bill