Are you the lucky guy who won the CH on Gunbroker?

Yes Sir...& i think i got a deal !

ddp

I really like the engraving on it. And Bernard Barrels. . . .:cool:

i agree...i believe i'll have this one redone "Ground Up " it is a very deserving gun.\ddp

well ?? :corn:

My latest is also a GH 16 Parker and it is an O frame. I have shot it a bit this summer and it will make the cut to be included in the UP trip. Also going along will be my new Lefever G grade 16, dam shame it is choked f/f but the spreaders are already loaded up. A Sterlingworth 16 is going also and I'm debating on my little A grade Fox 16. I may just take all 16's--sure simplifies the ammo box.

Tried to talk my 80 yr old neighbor out of his PH 20 this afternoon, but he isn't ready to part with it yet, but at least he will keep me in mind

Lots of temptation lately, but I am saving up for an 8 gauge Parker.

I have just become caretaker for a grade 2 16ga (my last 4 Parkers have been 16's, must be a trend or something:rotf:) hammer gun on an 0 frame. 30 inch damascuss bbls and a ball grip!

Sweet!!

Rich ,What Dean Said ! I recently acquired a nice little GH 20 bought on our Forum after a couple attempts ,seems The Third time did the trick ! This may not be my last one for long ,I am considering a 28 Repro but haven't pulled the trigger so to speak !

20 ga Trojan, tight as a drum and off to Brad for touchup.

I caught the Parker bug only about 1 1/2 years ago (I still suffer from Fox and Elsie disease). I was able to buy a original but not high condition CHE Bernard at a small local auction in the Spring of 2012--that started me down the road. My last Parker is a DH with great Damascus barrels and no safety that was owned by TH Keller a President of the ATA and the eastern sales manager for Peters Cartridge Co. It has been great fun shooting Mr. Keller's gun and researching his very interesting life.
Now if I could kind Ansley's Parker DH that would be my Holy Grail!!

So Bill, How did that DH 32" & 28" work out?

Craig;
Better late than never. You sure got some nice ones for a start.:)

I have the itch for a Fox and have a CE 16 lined up for later this fall. Just what I need another 16:whistle:

Michael Murphy, there are good sides and bad sides to the DH two barrel set I recently got in the mail. Bad side is that I misread the ad and the gun originally was a two barrel set, but is no longer. The good sides are, one, the barrels that are still there are the 32" ones and they are wonderful .735 bores with .038 of choke in both barrels. The blue is almost all there and very nice. #2 good point is the receiver and other case colored parts. They have color which seems to be original, don't know. Engraving is very sharp. The stock is really nice and straight like a dedicated pigeon gun ordered by someone who knew what he was looking for. The finish is nice and the checkering is sharp. The pad is a very old Silvers type with leather face. The pad has a weak widow's peak that fits into part of the original cut for the skeleton butt. Not all of the original cut is still there, so the stock must have been shortened a little. Infallible trigger in working condition as far as I can see. No test fire yet. I will be looking for a set of #2 frame 28" Titanic barrels to make this a two barrel set again.

Bill, Sounds like a nice piece. good luck with it.

My most recent addition is a 1875 grade 2, 10ga. lifter swapped here on the forum. 138 years old and still dropping birds out of the sky.

Grade 1 16ga on a #1 frame hammer gun 32 inch barrels.
BHE 12 #2 frame straight stock to a skelton butt, saftyless (pigeon gun?) and 30 inch fine damascuss barrels. I'm not a 12ga guy but I do like this one:)

Rich: How about a couple of pictures of those two beauties.

:envy:

Rich, what kind of provenance do you have on the pigeon gun? Do you have a letter yet?

good for you Rich...2 at a time !!

ddp

All kidding aside, those are great finds

Here are a few pics of the BHE, the hammer gun is haveing the stock tweaked at the moment.
The gun was ordered by C. E. Robbins of Fargo N.D. 12/15/03 choked full & full. Straight stock with a fully checkered forarm and a Silvers pad. It was returned by Mr. Robbins 12/2/07 to retarget to shoot 65% at 40 yards, clean, tighten and redo the barrels. It was returned again in August 1916 by J.E. Johnson also of Fargo, N.D. to restock the charge was $25.

Very nice...Monte Carlo too !! & no dogs anywhere......edging toward A style maybe ?
Just Beautiful !!

ddp

Thanks for the pictures wow what an interesting gun and great engraving. Can you imagine what Fargo ND was like in 1903?

mighty nice gun..them boys that ordered that gun sure new what they wanted... charlie

Not in the league with Rich, but a 1906 VH 16 gauge on a 0 frame with 28" barrels. :cool: Just got it yesterday. 6.1 Lbs.

it's a 16 gauge Parker....doesn't get much better than that !! congrats...

ddp

Stephen congrats and just in time for Grouse season:bowdown:

I didn't buy it but I was sure tempted. I was at L.L. Bean in Freeport Maine today and handled a very nice 16 ga. VH on a 1 frame with 30" barrels. It has sling swivels and I don't know if they were installed in Meriden or later. Asking price is $1,499 and I thought that price is more than reasonable for such a nice Parker. It has nice modern dimensions too. Still kickin' myself.

Might have to drive to Maine today:whistle:

Just call them and use your Visa....it's everywhere you want to be anyway...the big brown truck will deliver it and thats like an early Christmass present.....AND you save on gas, a win win for everyone:rotf:

If you use your L.L. Bean card you save 15%.

Here is my latest that followed me home from the Southern. This is before PGCA's records start, but it looks like an early Grade 2 to me. It is a 12 gauge lifter with Damascus barrels.

Nice one Mills.

Mills,

That pic with the little fella is great. I can't help but think he's saying to himself "Yeah, dad thinks this is his..."

Cheers,
Marcus