I need to come too. Let's see how the year goes.

This is another original two barrel set from Austin Hogan's collection. Ser. No. 23150
It is a 3-Frame 10 gauge lifter and also includes both forends marked 1 & 2 respectively.
The barrels are;

Barrel set #1 is listed in the Ser. & ID book as 27 inches but are in fact 27 3/16" and have relatively open chokes. I do not own a device for measuring 10 ga. bores but the chokes look to be about open and imp. cyl.

Barrel set #2 is most certainly recorded as 30 inches but are in fact 30 3/16" and have what appear to be extra full chokes judging by the wall thickness at the muzzles.

Barrel set #2, the 30" set, as well as the forend #2, appears to have the most use/wear.

The forends are not interchangeable and you can see the difference in the shape/size of the forend lugs.... very strange that barrel set #1 has the very unusually filed smaller lug as well as the much smaller recess on the forend iron and barrel set #2's lug looks like most all other Parker lugs that have the Deely style of forend latch.

The wood is original and has great grain and lots of "fire".

The engraving corresponds with most all Grade-2 engraving of that wonderful era... almost 'over the top' for a low grade.
Looks like a pair of pheasants on the left lock and a couple of woodcock on the right, and while the bird engraved on the bottom of the frame certainly must be a woodcock.... it sure looks like a Do-Do Bird to me :shock:



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i can see this fellow certainly used one barrel more than the other...real nice set up... charlie

I walked in to a gun store in Alaska in the 1980's and the person that I would deal with was not in so I told the gentleman that I would like to put a deposit down on this 12 Parker with 32 inch. barrels and would pick it up on the week end. I looked it over and thought I think this would do for my first Parker. I came back that week end and paid it off and was getting ready to leave and he says hold on I will get the other set of barrels. I didn't know anything about them so man now I'm really excited. He came out with a set of 26 inch barrels with matching numbers. The letter I got on the gun states nothing about a two barrel set and it says it came with a 28 inch. It is what it is. Thomas

I bet there are more two bbl sets that are made up than produced fom the factory.

I bought a set of grade 2 32 inch Damascuss 16ga bbls last year from the forum here and fitted them to a GH 16 0 frame that i have. In researching the 32 inch bbls it seems they were part of a two bbl set for a GH 16 0 frame the second set was 28 inches and thats exactly what I matted them up to.

Of the four two bbl sets I have only one left Parker with two sets of barrels and thats the Hollywood gun.

You may be right Rich,

A DHE 16/20, two gauge, two barrel set, both barrels 32"... Not originally ordered as a two barrel set in 1929, but an interesting combination just the same. It was fun to shoot, but I find most of my hunting is done with a 12ga or larger bore gun these days...;)

Best, CSL
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1897 Grade 3 Factory 2 barrel set

I agree with the others here who have stated they most always use only one set of barrels on their two barrel sets. I don't seek out two barrel sets and won't pay a premium to buy one but I also won't pass up a gun I want just because of an extra set of barrels.:)

VHE 20ga, 32" f&f, 28"ic&mod.