Lifter with interesting features

[Breck Gorman]

Looking for information that the educated would be willing to share on this gun. Posting for a friend.

[Mills Morrison]

Very interesting. Is that sn 259? This is right up Gary Carmichael's alley and hopefully he will chime in

[Dean Romig]

That is an excellent example of an extremely early front-action lifter with an extremely rare trigger guard. There is an example of that trigger guard on a Parker in the Buffalo Bill Museum in Cody, WY. I have a picture of it somewhere in my archives.
Someone also posted a picture of one here on the forum a couple of years ago.

I love that gun. What gauge? What barrel length?




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[Mills Morrison]

I like the detail on the dog juxtaposed with the otherwise simple engraving

[Breck Gorman]

Great info. Thanks so much. Yes that is the serial number.

[Breck Gorman]

Dean,
30” barrels. I had the barrels for a couple months. Owner believed it to be a 10g. I measured the bore diameter at .770.

[Dean Romig]

It's a dollar-quality Parker and it appears to be a forerunner to the grade 3 in that it has 4 pins in the lock plate, drop points and scalloped bolsters as well as the early grade 3 style of forend checkering.

it appears to have been engraved by Jacob Glahn judging by a few distinctions usually attributed to him....like the happy running spaniels he did on so many Parkers.

However the engraver may have been William Avery working under Glahn as my next post may support.





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[Dean Romig]

More happy running spaniels on another graded Parker No. 47528 .


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[Mills Morrison]

Dean notes the D grade features. I also noticed the border engraving on the side plates which is typical of later C grades. Hard to pigeon hole these early Parkers. I sure wish the records were available for this one

[Matt Buckley]

That trigger guard is a throw back to the old English sporting muzzle loaders. Very interesting.

[Keith Sirmans]

Man that is so nice

[Gary Carmichael Sr]

Here are some photos of a gun that I use to own ser#258 very similar I bought this gun at the Baltimore show sold it at Julias

[Gary Carmichael Sr]

one more, hope the new owner does not mind me posting photos of this gun engraving is very unusual

[Gary Carmichael Sr]

double click for enlargements, gary

[Reggie Bishop]

Nice photos!

[Dean Romig]

Yep, I remember that one... and the “Cow Gun”.... and the “Chicken Thief Gun”... and several more.
Thanks Gary!





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[Brian Dudley]

Very interesting engraving. I think that is also the first time I have seen the backside of the rebound pin specifically embellished with engraving.

[Dean Romig]

These early high dollar-grade guns with "cartoonish" engraving are usually attributed to the very talented and imaginative Jacob Glahn.





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[Dean Romig]

Very interesting engraving. I think that is also the first time I have seen the backside of the rebound pin specifically embellished with engraving.


Usually they were engraved over to disguise them.


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