Lifter 10ga questions

[Bob Hayes]

I found this today at a yard sale.Looks to be a 10a lifter with 30" dam. barrels and some case color remaining.Butt stock looks to have been replace at some point but forend looks original.Barrels look good but some frosting 2/3's down.
Left firing pin is broken I believe but everything else seems ok.
Any thoughts on this gun would be appreciated.

[Bob Hayes]

Gun is not in the book but barrels are 30" plus an eighth.
As I said butt stock looks customized but there is a shield.Butt also looks like from a completely different wood.

[Steve Huffman]

Looks like a keeper to me ! Wish I could find one like that at a yard sale .You also talk about the stock and forend but cant really see from your pictures . You get all them guns at the same sale ?

[Bob Hayes]

Here pics of stock I got

[Bob Hayes]

No that was at the sale.Guy was kind enough to leave me alone with the guns.Most were in rough shape.Nice lever gun there but in rough shape.
Parker was the best of them all.

[Steve Huffman]

Kinda tough to tell . Do you remember a shield ? I take it you didnt buy it

[Steve Huffman]

I see he had a 1873 SRC. Some yard sale !

[Brian Dudley]

I am VERY curious to see more photos of the buttstock. The bottom of the grip is very different. Parker did do some interesting carving of grips on earlier guns than this and usually in higher grades. And your grigger guard is intriguing. It is a two screw guard, which is not at all standard, but your guard and the screws appear to be factory by way of fitment and engraving.

[Bob Hayes]

Gun does have shield on top of grip right where its supposed to be but the pistol grip is what has me stumped.Its a 2 frame but the stock looks large for a 2 framed gun,in the pistol grip area.But might just be my imagination.
Gun looks good but the pistol grip is different.

[Jim DiSpagno]

Stock looks original except the ball grip was altered. Probably to use as a place to rest gun on in a blind or stand etc. looks like a grade 2 10 ga. With never Deeley latch conversion. Nice find and should make a nice shooter with light short10 loads

[Thomas L. Benson Sr.]

I sure would like the guy that appraised that Parker to explain that one. Thomas

[Jim DiSpagno]

What's that Tom?

[Bob Hayes]

He's talking about the tag on the gun in the picture.I learned a while back to ignore those.

[Jim DiSpagno]

Sorry, I missed that. I don't pay them that much attention either.

[Mike Franzen]

I have 12088 which is gr 2, 12 ga with factory 28" bbls. Mine has the key slide forend attachment. Check your Parker's Found in the PP and see if this qualifies as the earliest example with the new style latch.

[Erick Dorr]

Ah the type of yard sale I never find. You can order a letter for this gun and checking the wood under the triggerguard will settle the question as to the originality of the buttstock.
Erick

[Bob Hayes]

According to the PP 12204 is the earliest and this bets it by a little less than 200.Am i reading that correct?

[Brian Dudley]

That may be the fist number listed in Parkers Found in PP, but The Parker Story lists number 11631 as being the first gun fitted with the New latch. And the last to be fitted with the old Keyed forend was number 16222 as being the last. So there was a period of transition.

I am not sure what evidence that was based on in The Parker Story (11631 being THE FIRST). My guess might be the records might indicate it.

Regarding the stock on this gun, I tend to lean towards an altered original stock. But the guard still perplexes me a little bit.

[Jim DiSpagno]

Just drilled by a knowledgeable person and fitted with a properly engraved screw. Had an old GH that way. Looked very good but not factory

[Mike Franzen]

Brian, is the graver walk on the guard typical of this grade gun? I'm not home to check mine and see if it has that style.

[Brian Dudley]

No, it is not.