Parker 10 gauge info

[Dan Wordekemper]

I am new to the forum. I would appreciate some info on value of a parker 10 gauge I have. My dad was a big gun collector, not sure where he picked this gun up at. Both of my parents are in the nursing home, and it does not have any sentimental value to me. Serial # is 7886 made in 1876, Frame size 3, Barrel weight 5 10, Grade 3 DH, Damascus steel barrel. Thanks

[Rick Losey]

Dan

welcome to the board

We should have this moved to the hammer gun forum

For sale ads require a price - which is what you are asking for

a DH is a hammerless grade which this is not

the book says this is a straight stocked plain twist 0 grade - which it also is not - does it have 30" barrels?

looks to be a grade 2

could you post some pictures of the markings on the action and the barrel flats

what are the bores like?

[Dan Wordekemper]

I'd be more than happy to move it to the gun forum, not sure how, unless I just repost it? As far as the grade, it has a DH on it, Hope the pictures can show it. It may be a D, because the H is smaller and up, and to the right of it just a little. I'm having a hard time getting good pictures of the letters, will have to try tomorrow. It has a 32" barrel.

[Dean Romig]

The forend checkering pattern is that of a Grade 2 or G grade. The engraving could be Grade 1 or Grade 2. This gun was made in a period before a grade level engraving theme had been adopted. Note the lack of birds engraved in the lock plates, a standard feature on later Grade 2 Parkers.






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[Rick Losey]

the D on the barrels is for the Damascus in the barrels

grade is marked on the watertable - the flats of the action

[Dan Wordekemper]

I am going to get a letter on this gun, but not sure about butt plate descriptions, and forend descriptions.

[Dean Romig]

Those look original - a steel butt plate and a keyed splinter forend.




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[Dan Wordekemper]

Thank you

[edgarspencer]

Dean, Where do you see a keyed fore end? I see a Deely latched fore end.

[Dean Romig]

You're right Edgar - what the heck was I looking at to come up with that????

It is definitely a Deely style latch, not keyed. Nonetheless, it looks original.





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[Dan Wordekemper]

A few more pictures. I think I may have listed the wrong ser#, It did not look like a 1 the other day, but all the places where the ser# is has the same symbol (which Im assuming is a 1). Can anybody confirm? Thanks

[Dean Romig]

Yes, that's a 1 with the top broken off.
It seems the worker doing the stamping wasn't paying much attention to the result of his work. I wonder how many Parkers were stamped with that broken tool.

There are a great number of Parkers that were stamped with a broken 4 die which gave the appearance of a German cross.





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[Dan Wordekemper]

Thank you Dean, that kind of makes a big difference. I am filling out the form for a letter now.