The Parker Invincibles

[Greg Baehman]

If you haven't already seen this video, here you go:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQMcsqPvixA

[Dean Romig]

They truly are wonderful Parkers - the pinnacle of expression of 'form following function'.

Triple click on the images for full enlargements.


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[Dean Romig]

Hey wait a minute - those can't be Parkers... there's no recessed hinge-pin...





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[Daniel Carter]

Dean do you know if the one owned by the Lyman family is shown in your photos and if so which one?

[Dean Romig]

It may have been the 16 gauge (with the lighter wood?) but I don't know for certain.

There are others here who would know and hopefully will come on and tell us.





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[Daniel Carter]

Thank you, I believe it was a 16.

[JAMES HALL]

233565 Lyman gun?

[Dean Romig]

Thanks Jimmy.





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[Victor Wasylyna]

Hey wait a minute - those can't be Parkers... there's no recessed hinge-pin...

They are sweet, but—risking accusations of blasphemy—this Parker enthusiast wishes those three outliers had recessed hinge pins.

-Victor

[Chuck Bishop]

No doubt they are works of art but a little too gaudy for me. Especially the stock carving. Give me an A-1 Special!

[Dean Romig]

The lack of the recessed hinge pin is easily compensated by the side clips.





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[Chad Hefflinger]

The wood and checkering is unreal, as is the metal work. Wow!

[Bill Murphy]

My research tells me that the Lyman gun and the Cliff Green 4 gauge set BHE were utilized at the same Remington Great Eastern NSSA shoot in the late thirties. I don't know whether the two owners knew each other.

[Michael Moffa]

I had the great good fortune to shoulder all three Invincibles at the Vegas show about 10 years ago. Priceless!