I have.
She is kind of beast.

7lb 2 oz with the 28" barrels.
7lb 14 oz with the 30" barrels.

Those weights are about average for a 1-frame 12.
Itf it were a 16 it would likely be a few ounces heavier.





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Have a rack with some of my shotguns over my desk, so weighed them.

32" A Grade Fox 7lb 6oz
30" Remington 1900 Damascus Ejector 7lb 2 0z
30" German BLE (my bird gun) 6 lb 5oz

My others are locked up, but I don't remember any of the 12ga's going over 8lbs.

This Parker seems "heavy" from my perspective, but I am not that familiar with Parkers.

Wasn't the #1 frame one of the lighter 12ga offerings?

Yes, but there are heavy #1 frame gun as well as light ones. The barrels determine the total weight. Some barrels are straight cut, others are swamped in to lighten them.

Red, have you explored the site much yet? There's lots of cool forums. Lot's of varied interests here.
For instance: If you want to share a custom Mauser build, just put it in "Off Topic".
It's refreshingly free of trolls and political stuff.

We'll see. I have really shrunk my online time.

She was dirty inside, but everything still functioned before I pulled her apart.

BTW - I'm sure you all know this, but Parker shotguns are crazy complicated on the inside!

Very interesting find with what appears to be a lot of potential. Keep us posted on the progress.

Will post the letter when it arrives.

Not sure what I will do with the gun itself. The auction description and pictures were so poor, I didn't know for sure what I had purchased until I picked it up. I was on vacation so placed absentee bids instead of attending. Easiest answer would be to flip it, but I would need to do some research on current prices.

My retail/selling business has me swamped at the moment so I don't really have the time to take on the renovation.

Until the letter arrives it will sit.

Depending on what your goals are for this gun, if you don't have the time to do the work yourself, there's a lot of talent here that can bring it back to its correct look.
I know you don't hunt as much as you used to, but this would make a fun clay killer.

Matches all information from the letter.

With help of Google, I suspect this is the gentleman who ordered this DH.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/...ph-worthington