Pre 74 10 gauge? No S/N

[Chuck Elliott]

i inherited my Grandfather' s 10 gauge has a 44 & a 2 on the water board with a Laminated barrel. Rare? Value? Can I shoot modern ammo? Should I pay to restore it? Barrels each has an 11, a diamond with 10G & T .
Great site, thanks in advance
Chuck

[Gary Carmichael Sr]

What's the serial number?

[Chuck Elliott]

44 is stamped on the center of the frame/(waterboard), then a 2. thats it. Low number?

[Rick Losey]

could you please post better pictures including the sides of the action and the barrel flats and rib markings?

does it say Parker Brothers?

[Chuck Elliott]

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[Chuck Elliott]

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[Rick Losey]

as I expected - British proofs

I am afraid this is not a Parker Brothers shotgun, there was a Parker in Birmingham that made shotguns from te muzzleloading to the early breechloader era.

the engraving looks interesting, depending on condition it may have modest value. If its a family piece, I would display it with pride

[Chuck Elliott]

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[Chuck Elliott]

as I expected - British proofs

I am afraid this is not a Parker Brothers shotgun, there was a Parker in Birmingham that made shotguns from te muzzleloading to the early breechloader era.

the engraving looks interesting, depending on condition it may have modest value. If its a family piece, I would display it with pride


So Rick, check out the rest of the photos; this is British? 32" laminated barrel, Parker on the side, same hammers etc.. couldn't this be a very early Connecticut gun?

[Rick Losey]

yes -its a British gun, absolutely not a Parker Brothers gun.

take a look here for a twin

http://parkerguns.org/forums/showthread.php?t=8749&highlight=birmingham

[Dennis V. Nix]

Chuck, forgive my meddling but you will get more acceptable photos if you turn off your flash. Most cameras these don't really need the flash if you have a little bit of room light and set the ISO for 200. You might also consider taking the gun outside but not where the sun is too bright. I have been chastized by some members in the past for my photo suggestions but if you want us to see what you are photographing these suggestions might help.

Respectfully submitted,
Dennis

[Chuck Elliott]

Anyone have info of these British guns? Values, ages, etc, links?

[Rick Losey]

age - i would say roughly 1870's maybe 1880's

value is minimumal, even though it was fairly well made, its also been well used, i would guess that the many many Birmingham makers turned out these guns for export by the tens of thousands.

You may get more information on doublegunshop.com, but most folks are going to mistake it for one of the poorer quality Belgium knockoffs which are just if nptmore as common.

if you made me guess i would etimate the cash value at a few hundred at best. They have some limited value as a shooter depending on the condion of the barrels and no real collector value.

[Bill Zachow]

From the pictures, I would hazard a guess that your gun is not a Parker Bros. made in Meriden, Conn.