Allan - I have heard whispering a of the existence of one or two 1/2-frame sixteens but it makes me wonder if such guns were originally made as sixteens or a set of 16 gauge barrels added to a 1/2-frame 12 either at the time of manufacture or as barrels added after the fact.





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I believe I've read that all Parkers (after choking was introduced) were choked Full/Full and were opened as per the sales order. If the sales order didn't specify a particular choking, or pellet count, they were delivered Full/Full.






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I have personally seen a Meriden built 12g. gun with 1/2 frame barrels which immediately perked my attention since it is commonly believed that no 1/2 frame guns were built until Remington was doing them. And that the 1/2 frame was not even developed until 1930.

It turns out that the gun in question was originally a 0 frame 16g. that was later fitted with a set of 1/2 frame 12g. barrels by Remington. That answers that.

Popularity of 0 frame understandable to those who have one. None of my shotguns comes near its handling for grouse and ducks over decoys, choked C/F. It's magic.

I still maintain that the #1 frame is the best frame Parker built in terms of fitting up to the average adult male human body.

Yes, we all like the 0 frame but there's no denying they are a bit on the 'dainty' side.

I'll take all the #1 frame 16's (and 20's and 12's) anyone wants to throw at me.

Dainty???.... I'll show ya "dainty" pilgrim.

Meet my 00-Frame 28 gauge VHE. She's just a little over 5 1/2 lbs.... Oh yeah. and she's 'whippy' too - but she's not wimpy.

I don't know if I'm an average adult male in terms of body size at 212 lbs., 5' 11" but my little 00-frame 28 fits me very well and I can carry it all day long and never once wish I had a lighter gun.

All tongue in cheek - no offense intended... but I really do love this little gun.




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dean those are some light weight barrels at 2.5...i really take notice of the lightest and heavist barrels parker made...charlie

Dean,

What is the three digit number on the left barrel flat? My 2-frame 20-gauge with Vulcan Steel barrels has 153 in that location.

Dave

"All tongue in cheek - no offense intended... but I really do love this little gun"

I think I can understand why you love that gun....:)

My apologies David. I don't know how that top picture got in the folder for 211216 my 28 ga. VHE. That is surely something I snatched from the forum here a couple of years ago when we were discussing lightest barrels. I have a very full folder of "Other People's Parkers" and that's where that picture will go.

Mine is actually 2 lbs. 9 oz.

I think that three digit stamp is 155 or 133 and the barrel weight is 2,5 or 2,3. It goes all blurry when I enlarge the image.

This is mine....



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