Was on my watch list. Well done!

I held off on the letter request until today. I waited for the shotgun to actually be paid for. It will be insured for the full amount, not that it means anything.
Being a later Lifter (fourth variety 1881-1907) it has all of the desirable design enhancements. Some of the improvements were the solid head plungers (firing pins), enlarged extractor, the addition of the check hook (a positive stop feature when the barrels are opened to the extreme).
By the mid 1880’s lifters were rarely made. The existing stock books show that only about 25 lifter guns were produced after 1890, though they were not dropped from the catalog until 1902. A total of approximately 25400 lifter-action Parker guns were made. The last one found in the stock book was made in 1907.
Information per TPS.

you done good to buy this one.......I hope one set of the barrels are 12 ga.....charlie

Me too Charlie!

I briefly had a conversation with the employee at the Arroyo Grande, Ca. gun shop. I inquired about the previous owner and if there were any accessories brought in with the gun. No luck with accessories. The previous owner was an elderly man who said the shotgun was his grandfathers. He had taken the shotgun in for consignment. I requested the employee contact the gentleman and find out if he would agree to speak with me. It’s my duty to try. We’ll see.

Gathering all available history on any antique guns we purchase is not always possible, but it is our duty to try.
If there is any existing connections to the guns previous ownership by all means, reach out.

Not sure if this is out of line but what was the BIN price of this very nice gun?

Too much, always prided myself for getting outrageously low prices for quality shotguns. The exception was this one. I wanted it and that’s about it. I asked myself if I could find another one, umm no. I’m just a short term caretaker anyway, but I guarantee this one is going to make some serious smoke for me.

These old Parkers are good at turning clay into diesel smoke!

Big Lifter
 

Well done responses from a collector and appreciator of fine old arms. Know you will enjoy hopefully finding out more history on this Big Boy just as I have on my small collection of Parkers and growing collection of J P Clabrough's.