Dean, you mention how you would be all over a 28 ga A1 Special. Are you familiar with the "Little Persuader". I've only seen pictures of it in the Bonarms Auction Catalog dating back to the mid 1990's. Story is that Parker Bros. kept it in their New York Retail Store to influence sales, thus the name "Little Persuader". This gun, in my opinion, is the Holy Grail of Parker Guns.

Forgot to mention that it Sold for $100,000.00

Bill Jaqua bought the gun. It was written up in the WSJ as a breakthrough in collectibles as investments. The gun was resold within about a month. From what I heard,not only did that gun put Jaqua's and gun collecting on center stage, but he turned a handsome profit on the gun also

Not an A1 but not six figures either still a pretty nice 28 and a two barrel set. Dean you could shoot some Grouse with this one:) 26 inch Parker barrels IC/M and a set of 28 inch barrels from James Purdey choked M/F.

C.O.B, has the DAC and DAH been messed with? Looks like wood may have been taken off the top of the stock.

Yes Tommy, I am familiar with "The Little Persuader" and it certainly is a 'Holy Grail' but I have a distinct soft spot for 150677 which is shown as a SG 28" 28 gauge AAHE but it is actually an original two-gauge (28/20) two-barrel set with some wonderful provenance. It will be included in an article sometime soon.





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Chuck that's the way the gun was stocked. It has a small Monte Carlo comb.

I think the checkering on 239280, page 370 of TPS is the ultimate in complexity.

Does anyone know what the stamping to the left of the barrel weight represents?

Well, if the barrels were Whitworth there would be a W in that location so I'll guess that stamp might have something to do with Peerless Steel. I wish those stamps were more defined.
I'm sure somebody with more experience than I have in the high grades will come on and solve that question.

The gun is listed as a "P8" so it has to have Peerless Steel barrels.






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I think the down turn in prices is only affecting guys like you and me, but the real money guys are still out there for special things like this. It will be interesting and a benchmark for great collectible shotguns when it goes across the block.:corn: