1891 GH 1 frame 12ga

[Bill Holcombe]

Thanks to Brian Dudley for selling this firearm. I don't have the letter on it yet, not that I expect anything fabulous on a GH letter but you never know.

The guns is 30 inch 1 frame 12 gauge, weighs in at 7lb 12 oz with barrels that weigh 4lbs 3oz. The frame is greyed but with sharp engraving and the barrels have a very nice silver damascus pattern. The buttstock is in good original shape, the forend has been recheckered and not the best, but serviceable for a nice shooter.

That is the description on this gun, a real nice shooter....however, I don't know if its the engraving, the damascus, or what but this gun really connects with me. I have previously owned a shooter DH 1 frame that had thin barrels and weighed in at 6lbs 10 oz and had barrels that flew. This one has barrels that barely seem to taper and for a 1 frame, the barrels have a solidness to them that feels like you could use them as a baseball bat. All in all a nice honest GH that I am very happy with.

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[Dean Romig]

Wow! Look at those screw slots - almost 100%!





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[todd allen]

Very nice "G", Bill.

[Mills Morrison]

Very honest gun! Congratulations

[Rich Anderson]

Nice gun Bill congrats. It will be fun to hunt with some RST 2 inch shells. Try them I think you'd like them.

[Bill Holcombe]

I am a big fan of RST's 2.5 spreader loads. Have never tried a 2 inch shell in a 12 gauge though.

[Brian Dudley]

Wow! Look at those screw slots - almost 100%!





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Fred Verry, Bob Decker and I were joking about that at the NE. Fred was trying to remember who it was years ago that always used to say “not a screw turned” when describing his guns for sale. Fred asked, if that is the case, then how did they get them in the gun at the factory?

[Dave Tercek]

The dealer was Tom Gibbons. He also seemed to have a lot of guns that were owned by famous people, Babe Ruth, ect...

[Tom Flanigan]

Thats a really nice gun Bill. The tip checkering had a mistake but its a shooter and its not that big a deal for most. Why anyone who is not skilled at checkering would try working on a Parker is beyond me. But its a great gun nevertheless. I'm glad you're happy with it.

[Dean Romig]

If those barrels weren't refinished by Dale Edmonds in his earlier days of barrel refinishing, I'll eat my hat..... (Not my stanky ol' camo hat I've never washed though.)





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[Bill Holcombe]

I had wondered about that Dean. I have never seen a set of barrels he did in person to be knowledgable at all, but have seen several sets posted on the forum that Dale did that looked similar.

[Rich Anderson]

Bill I'm not a 12ga guy never have been BUT last year I bought a Purdey light game gun. It just spoke to me even though it was a 12. With 27 inch bbls choked .004 & .008 and coming in just a tad over 6lbs it's a joy in the field. I bought a case of the 2 inch paper shells from RST 3/4oz 8's and there magic on grouse, woodcock and quail.

Try em you'll like em.

[Keith Sirmans]

Definitely something to be proud of

[Harry Collins]

I have a PH and a GH on #1 Frames. What a delight to carry and shoot. I'm with Rich on the lighter shells in a 7 lbs Parker. They are easy on you and the gun.

[Mills Morrison]

I have a bunch of 12 gauge hammerless Parkers on 1 frames. It is a great configuration. You see a lot of them in the early hammerless range, at least I do