My Heart is Pounding!!

[Mark Ray]

I just received 58484, 12, DH, Damascus, 30", DT, skeleton, INCREDIBLE 3 dog engraving. Modified xModified. I will eat my hat if the gun has had 500 rounds thru it. Barrels are 95%, 80% Case remaining externally, 100 % in protected areas, not a screw looks turned. There is even faint case color on the skeleton plate. Sone light handling marks on the wood, with buttstock checkering sharp, and forend "almost" sharp. Lever far right, and action sticky new. It is a "1" frame, and weighs 6# 14oz's. Came in a fancy leg-o-mutton with the Baker Gun Company crest on the side.

I knew the photos on the gun looked good, the store in florida posted it on gunbroker at 5:30 in the morning last friday......i called and called til i got him and bought the gun. But now in my hands.....WOW

I am by no means a Parker Expert....is this a "rare bird"? Seems i dont see too many 1 frame older guns. Is the three dog engraving a plus??

Looking forward to all that weigh in...feel like a kid at christmas!

[Brad Boyer]

Please post pictures so we can enjoy your find!! Thanks!! Brad

[Mark Ray]

Is there a reasonably easy way to post photos from my IPhone? Any advise appreciated!

[Rick Losey]

congratulations on the new gun - pictures please

its only a few thousands after my early DH 1 frame with three dogs

http://parkerguns.org/forums/showthread.php?t=14238

do a search on Dogs in the engraving forum to see others

[Rick Losey]

Is there a reasonably easy way to post photos from my IPhone? Any advise appreciated!

you can start an album here and upload from your phone or upload to photobucket from your phone

[Mark Ray]

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[Mark Ray]

I know these are crappy photos....not one of my strong suits.....

Tell me what you think!! Although it will be difficult to bring me down right now!

[Rick Losey]

very nice

[Bob Hardison]

Mark: The only thing I see wrong with it is that it's not mine!:crying: Post some photos of the barrel muzzles. We have many here that can provide info on whether or not they have been cut.
Great find. Now you must join the PGCA to learn more about these fine guns. You should obtain a letter on this one and will save about $60 as a member. Bob

[Rick Losey]

the book says 30 inch barrels so, cut is not a worry

but a letter on a D grade may give you some interesting history

[Mark Ray]

Joined the day i bought the gun last week! I have almost every major American Double maker represented in my collection, but this is only my second Parker, the first one doesnt count as it is a customized 20ga vh. Most of my collection are factory straight stock guns, for which i have an unhealthy fetish. Had this gun been straight stocked, i would be deep in the Turkey 101 already here at the office. This is the first time I bought a gun over "the net" that did not have some degree of "ground shrinkage!", this one is way better than advertised. Just measured the chambers, and they are 2 5/8ths", as i understand it, that is Parkers length for a 2 3/4 shell design?
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[Mark Ray]

OH, i intend to order a letter post-haste. I have lost the skills of sending pieces of paper thru USPS, and for that matter, how to write an actual check! But, i will navigate thse daunting tasks, and get my request in anon.

[Rick Losey]

you can do it online- no paper cuts


http://parkerguns.org/forums/showthread.php?t=15747

[Mark Ray]

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[Mark Ray]

Ahhhh the section on letters said mail and check only....will search deeper.

[Mark Ray]

Okay, now im gonna hit the turkey for another reason. Tried to ring the tubes (4weight btw), got a thud.....looked closer.....did some tapping around, and inexplicably about 2" of rib is loose starting about 4" back from the business end......i dont kick dogs (especially my Vizsla's), but Lord protect any cat standing around the front door when i walk in this evening!! Still happy......but not as much..

[Brad Boyer]

Awesome Mark!! Thanks for showing us this fine example!!...

[Bob Hardison]

Mark: Those barrels seem to touch. Are the keels there or is it solder? Photo of the top at the muzzles please. Regardless, this is a great find and fine Parker. I want one like it! Bob

[Mark Ray]

Definitely not cut, book confirms.

[Mark Ray]

Thanks! It will reside for now, next to my "comfy chair" for a couple of weeks, so i cna fondle and memorize...the gun has nice dimensions, and shoulders nicely....will be a real dilemma trying to decide whether or not to shoot it. Any input or opinion on repairing the rib....with only a short piece loose...does the rib need to be totally re-laid, or are there folks that can repair just the popped up part. Incredible to me that even the silver on the triggers is not really worn, or the checkering on the butt.

I will endeavor to take better pics of the engraving....but what strikes me is the realistic expressions on the dogs faces. Oh....thanks again for any input...thirsty for knowledge!

[Dean Romig]

A 1-frame twelve gauge Parker is not at all an unusual gun. After the 1 1/2-frame was introduced around the turn of the century fewer 1-frame 12's were produced but a few were produced through the teens and possibly into the twenties but those would be scarce.
As long as the barrel wall thickness is sufficient I wouldn't hesitate at all to shoot that gun.
The integrity of the rib to barrel solder joint has no bearing on the safe shooting of the gun but I would get it repaired none the less.

[Mark Ray]

Thanks Dean, Kirk Merrington is only a couple of hours from here, so i suspect he will take a look and advise eventually. Enjoying the site a lot as well, you guys have done a great job with it!

[Gary Carmichael Sr]

Mark, A great looking gun, congrats, the rib is no big deal! do not sweat the small stuff! enjoy that gun, Gary

[Mark Ray]

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Thanks Gary! So far she seems to be getting along with her new kennel mates!

[Eric Eis]

Thanks Dean, Kirk Merrington is only a couple of hours from here, so i suspect he will take a look and advise eventually. Enjoying the site a lot as well, you guys have done a great job with it!

Mark, you could not find a better barrel man then Kirk, you are very lucky to have him so close. The best there is when it comes to barrels IMHO.

[Mark Ray]

Thanks Opening! He does phenomenal work.

[Mark Ray]

BTW, should anyone be curious about my Member Photo, this is me, having a "Heart to Heart Talk" with Hobbs, my 4 yo Vizsla, after he broke before the shot for the THIRD time in one hunt, last dove season. I am fortunate to live on 82 acres in my town, and by city ordinance dating back to the turn of the century, have hunting rights. So this is the scence from my back porch.......depressing I KNOW!

Sure makes bad days at the office melt away, when I can park the chariot, turn the "red dogs" loose, and slip a couple of shells int an interesting double gun...and collect a little dinner.

Cheers and Thank all of you here for tolerating my "rambles"!!!

[Mark Ray]

congratulations on the new gun - pictures please

its only a few thousands after my early DH 1 frame with three dogs

http://parkerguns.org/forums/showthread.php?t=14238

do a search on Dogs in the engraving forum to see others

OH, i looked back at the thread on "three dog" dh's, you say your gun is 1899?

The lookup places my gun at 1889. Wondering if there is an earlier "three dog" dh out there?

[Rick Losey]

OH, i looked back at the thread on "three dog" dh's, you say your gun is 1899?

The lookup places my gun at 1889. Wondering if there is an earlier "three dog" dh out there?

mine was made in 1888 shipped in the first few weeks of 1889- you will only find a few older hammerless Parkers

[Mark Ray]

Ahh then a typo on the original three dog thread, that is what I suspected. Thanks!!

[Mark Ray]

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Wow, Chuck, thanks for getting this to me so quickly! Well I suppose that the three dog mystery remains a mystery! Apparently, some Chicago lawyer or doctor that didnt shoot much bought the DH originally. I am curious about the patterning...seems like super tight and Crazy tight.....am i right about that? The seller of the gun reported mod left and mod right.

[Bill Holcombe]

Ahh then a typo on the original three dog thread, that is what I suspected. Thanks!!

Granted this is an old thread, but just stumbled upon it. Fine fine gun you have. The issue you are referring to in the other thread is that the first gun pictured is mine. Rick/OH doesn't post anything in the thread until the 5th post. It is just a pic of his floor plate.

Great gun, hope you enjoy it and great looking dog as well!