Need help identifying a parker

[Eric Ostlund]

Hey everyone, this will be my first post of hopefully many on this forum!

I need some help identifying a Parker I have recently come across. The stampings are where they should be, but they don't look like I think they should.

I've included some photos and any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks, Eric.

[charlie cleveland]

this dont look like parker brothers barrels....charlie

[Eric Ostlund]

There in lies the problem! It's not letting my load more than one photo at a time, but I've got a feeling someone put new barrels on an old Parker.

[Eric Ostlund]

Another photo

[Steve Huffman]

Your gun started life as a Grade 2 (GH) 12 gage with ejectors and capped pistol grip stock and 30" Damascus barrels as it is in the Parker Gun ID. and serialization book. I also think your gun was rebarreled .What does the top rib say ?

[Brian Dudley]

Yes, a GHE grade with aftermarket barrels. The barrels look to be a complegely new set and not ones that were sleeved from originals.

[George M. Purtill]

Eric that is very cool. You should get a letter on it.

[Dean Romig]

A PGCA research letter would not address the barrel replacement as those are not Parker Bros. or even Remington replacement barrels.






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[George Davis]

Eric, I would suggest getting a Parker Research letter for the gun, have the barrels checked for safety concerns and if safe you've got a great hunter and shooter. Enjoy

[George M. Purtill]

Agreed Dean but it would be a good step in the right direction. Who knows? Maybe the gun was sold to someone in England or Europe?
And Eric should post it on the lost and found list. Maybe the other set of bbls is around?

[Ken Hill]

The barrels look to be Italian origin with the PSF proof mark. Also, look at the lower barrel for the date code. It looks like XIX meaning the barrels were proofed in 1963.

Ken

[Dean Romig]

Yup, good choice to replace those barrels - by 1963 it was a well known fact that Damascus barrels will unwind or blow up if you shoot smokeless powder in them....









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[Eric Ostlund]

Thank you all so much for the input, it's really wet my appetite to dig into the history of this Parker even further.

On another note, does anyone have any idea what an aftermarket set of barrels does to the value of the gun?

[John Dallas]

IMHO, If the replacement barrels took the place of a good set of original barrels, the gun would be depreciated. If, however, they replace a set of bulged/cut barrels, they may increase the value of that gun.

[Dave Noreen]

Serial number 88224, an 1899 vintage straight grip DH-Grade a friend has had since our college days, also sports a set of Italian barrels. We are still looking for its original barrels.

[Brian Dudley]

Yup, good choice to replace those barrels - by 1963 it was a well known fact that Damascus barrels will unwind or blow up if you shoot smokeless powder in them....
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They are not even safe as wall hangers. One could fall off the wall and hit someone on the head.

[Gary Carmichael Sr]

I often wondered how those damascus barrels got dented so easy, those old timers back then must have had hard heads! Gary