I sure hope the seller isn't watching this thread... :whistle:






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That's o.k., we all know you only want that old Parker for those 32 inch barrels, probably fit them on another gun for a 2 barrel set and sell the action on Ebay!

The gun has sold. I had planned to examine it tomorrow... too late though.

Has anyone offered you a 'finder's fee' Eric?






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Dean, sorry that one got away.

No Dean no fee but it looks like that gun sold itself.
It would be interesting to know its history and why it was ordered and configured the way it was. Trap or pigeon gun? My guess is many of those go to the range, then back in the closet or safe out of the brush and sun over the years and retain their condition.
Lovely as it is I'd like to go out just once, sit on a bucket and shoot some barn pigeons with it for a few hours. You know, stretch some shots a bit. Then back in the safe it goes.

Eric I can't help you with the barn pigeons but if you come to either the Southern or Hausmanns I can let you shoot my BHE 32 inch 20 at some clays. It has quickly become my favorite Parker.

I wonder how close to the asking price it sold for? Does anyone know if it was a 1 frame or an O frame?

Anyone who finds details on that gun, please pass it on. I hope one of our members got it. Talking with a dealer in the Northeast about why great condition Parkers are found there.....he said years ago, well to do people would get an invitation to hunt or shoot and often they would buy a high grade Parker, use it once or twice and then it would stay in the closet, maybe for years. Makes sense. Compare that to my home county in TN where the only two Parkers that I ever knew of belonged to the county judge and the hardware store owner. So, I look forward to hearing what you guys find and seeing pictures.

I wouldn't hold my breath on this one. It is likely to go into a collection and not be seen again for decades. That's often how these high grade - high condition Parkers go.






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That's a shame really IMHO there is nothing wrong with using it. It's like having a nice 69 Z28 Camaro but it never leaves the garage.

I have a nice DHE 20 with all the options and it had about 90% original case color when I got it. Some here were shocked when I said I would use it. I have used it and it has probably 80-85% case color now but that's for the next guy to worry about I like using the gun.

That's fine as long as it had been fired before your ownership.

I had a Parker that I believe had never been fired and as long as I owned it it never was. I believe the new owner will never fire it either.

There are damn few Parkers we can hold up as 'benchmark' guns and for posterity's sake they should remain so....IMHO.






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