Fishtail

[Matt Michael]

I am fairly new to the Parker scene. Last year I bought my first one and have been looking for the second one every since. Recently there was a 10ga for sale on this site and I hesitated to long and someone else bought it. It had a fishtail lever. I hadnt even paid attention to the 12ga i bought earlier this year and sure enough its a fishtail 12 ga hammer.

This is a great website, I have learned much about these great guns. Are the fistails more common or more rare?

[calvin humburg]

You poor soul, run run like the wind the first sympton is thinking about your next Parker. Oh there's still a fishtail 10 for sale. Fishtails are around always a nice touch in my bakards opinion. How about some picts. of your hammergun. best ch

[Matt Michael]

http://s1270.photobucket.com/albums/jj610/Matt47025/?action=view&current=0204121519.jpg

[Matt Michael]

http://s1270.photobucket.com/albums/jj610/Matt47025/?action=view&current=0204121519.jpg

[Matt Michael]

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[Matt Michael]

Above is a couple images of my gun. Its nothing special really, just an old 12ga hammer. I took it trap shooting last year.

[Larry Frey]

Matt,
Nice looking Parker. What kind of decoys are those on the shelf?:)

[Matt Michael]

Larry

Thanks, those are called Turov Horses. My girlfriend collects thoses. They sell them at keenland and also I think you can find them on ebay.

[edgarspencer]

Larry, those aren't decoys, they're plinking targets

[Brian Dudley]

Matt,

One of the best things about the Parker Forum is that you do not have to use image hosting sites to post pictures. You can just attach like in an E-mail. Unless you already knew.

[Matt Michael]

Thanks, I must have been having a brain freeze. I was using the quick reply instead of using the "reply to thread" and the quick reply doesnt allow you to attach immages.

[Frank Cronin]

On my computer screen it looks like your hammer gun has nice surviving case color on the side plates. Nice Parker.

[Matt Michael]

well thanks, not much color left though. its a low grade parrker but it was my first purchase and knowing a little more about them now, then when i first purchased it i didnt to to bad. Recently i hung it above our mantle. I like to think that it may have hung above someone elses mantle back in the the late 1800`s