PARKER BHE 12 GA 3 FRAME

[Bob Jurewicz]

I'm basically a small guage guy. I no longer hunt ducks and never really did turkey. Yet, when I saw this gun on GI, I liked it and something in me just had to have it. It has 32" barrels with 2 7/8" chambers (for 3" shells). choked M/F. 14 1/4" LOP to the SBP and DAH of 2 1/4". It's wieght is 8lbs 10.5 oz. It isn't prestine or a benchmark but an honest gun. I just thought I would share.
Bob Jurewicz

[Dean Romig]

Nice one Bob. I especially like the floor plate engraving.

I think you need to get back into duck hunting.





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[Bob Jurewicz]

Thought I would add this.
Bob Jurewicz

[Garry L Gordon]

What a beautiful and unique high grade Parker. I'll also bet it would swing well and absorb any recoil for some high dove loads. Whatever you use it for, it would just be a pleasure to have a gun like that in hand.

[charlie cleveland]

some people have all the luck.....fine gun I too thinks its time to go duck hunting again.....charlie

[Randy G Roberts]

Nice gun Bob, I really like that one a lot. The trigger plate is exceptional. We have seen that little extra added embellishment in the nose comb, flute area before on graded guns. Congrats !

[Dave Noreen]

Wonderful gun!! Love the trigger plate engraving. What is the vintage of the gun? Just wondering if it was from the time of the bulk or dense smokeless powder specified loads or if it was late enough to be in the progressive burning smokeless powder, high velocity loads -- Western Super-X, Peters High Velocity, etc., mid 1920s.

[Bob Jurewicz]

Dave, the gun was made in 1922.
Bob Jurewicz

[Dave Noreen]

Just in time for the introduction of the Western Super-X. This Western Cartridge Co. ad in the October 1922, National Sportsman is the earliest I've found discussing the Super-X load --

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This ad introduces the 16-gauge Super-X load. I suspect there are earlier ads for the Super-X load, but I've yet to find them.

[Andrew Sacco]

That is a beauty, congrats. Is that a JG stamp? I have one on my 16 "0" frame. Jim Gerry??? I'll have to look it up in TPS later.

[Craig Larter]

Bob that is a very nice gun and a duck hunters dream.

[Bob Jurewicz]

Andy,
Looks like JG to me.
Bob Jurewicz

[Dave Noreen]

The oval with the JG in it is for Jim Geary. Earlier there was the oval with WK for Walter King. In the 217xxx range we begin seeing the PARKER BROS. OVERLOAD PROVED. The JG in the oval mark continues to be seen even in the 221xxx range, but is pretty scarce after the mid 219xxx range.