Nice Grade 2 Laminated Lifter

[Jay Oliver]

Just got this home. A real nice 12 gauge Lifter with 29 7/8" Laminated Steel Barrels(that may be one that was rounded to 30"). Serial# 23,102. It's a heavy gun, barrel weight is 4-14. One of the nicer(if not nicest) guns for me so far.

Look at the Parker Bros. label on the rib. It looks like the engraving/writing usually done on higher grades with Bernard barrels, is that right?

Parker research letter is ordered and I am looking forward to getting to know this one a little better.

Jay

[Jay Oliver]

Left side and barrel pictures...

[calvin humburg]

That is a great gun! I don't enjoy being a pain, but could you get some better pictures of the engraving. Maybe outside in the bright shade. Is there a flower on the rib? Enjoy.

[Dean Romig]

Please show the barrel flats - I'll bet there is a P where the barrel steel is stamped.
That is one of the best matched pair of tubes I have ever seen on a Parker with that particular Laminated pattern.

Very few Grade 2 Parkers were made with those Laminated Steel barrels with a total of 210 made and only 91 with 30" in 12 gauge.




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[Mills Morrison]

Really nice, Jay

[Jay Oliver]

I rushed to post these last night and I have struggling with the lighting/pictures. Dean your right about the barrel flats. There are a few condition issues I'll seek some guidance on latter. Here are some more pictures...

[Jay Oliver]

These pics are too big in size, but a few more before I go to work...

[Jay Oliver]

Calvin, there isn't a flower on the rib. One more pic...

[calvin humburg]

That is a wonderful gun Jay.

[wayne goerres]

Very nice lifter. Hope the inside of the barrels look as good as the outside.

[Jay Oliver]

Thanks Wayne, the bores are very clean as well...like new. One condition issue is two external cracks in the barrels(see below). These are 4-5" up from the forend lug and can't be see from the inside of the barrels. Dean gave me some good advice about having them micro welded, which I will do. The barrels are thick on this gun. I'll post another picture of the muzzle.

Every gun has a few surprises and I think the ones on this gun are fixable...and worth doing...

[Jay Oliver]

These are the thickest barrels on any Parker I own...

[calvin humburg]

Mean while back at the ranch. How about some good pictures of floor and side plates.

[Dean Romig]

These are the thickest barrels on any Parker I own...


The P stamped Laminated barrels from that period tended to be thick walled.







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[Jay Oliver]

Calvin, I work on some better pictures tonight.

Here is a little better one of the bottom of the receiver. Double click to zoom in a bit...

[Richard Flanders]

That is a gorgeous gun. Great find. Hope the seeming bbls cracks aren't serious. They look to be good candidates for micro welding to me.

[Jay Oliver]

Here are some more pictures. I think going outside helped a bit...

[Jay Oliver]

Here are a few more...

[Jay Oliver]

And finally....the DHBP and my attempt at photographing mirror bores...

[Gary Laudermilch]

That is a darn nice gun. Have fun with it.

[wayne goerres]

Those cracks are very strange especially being in both barrels and straight across from each other. I would send them to somebody who specializes in barrels and have the work done.