Two 16 guage Top Levers
 

Here are some photos of my first Parker and most recent one. Both have fishtail top levers. Please note the serial numbers

A pair of very nice top action hammer guns, Grades 1 and 2. Hard to find in anything small bore and hard to find in good condition. Thanks for sharing.

one lucky fellow good find...could you give us a little storey on the finds..you got me wandering how these two guns so close in no s came to be together... charlie

Eric,
Very, very nice. I'm sure you will give them a good home.
Daryl

I bought the Grade 2 in California in 1996 found the Grade 1 online from a dealer in Maine last year. Had no intention of buying the second one as it wasn't as nice as the one I had and thought it was overpriced. Then I saw the serial number on one of the closeup photos. Figured that wasn't likely to happen again so I bought it. Probably started production on the same day in 1888, waiting for the research letters to see where they went from the factory. Internet gun trading is a blessing and a curse. You can see guns you'd never see whithout a lot of traveling but on the other hand its driven prices up and bargains are hard to come by. Paid about half as much for the Grade 2

yes the internet is a blessing and a curse...like ytou ive bought guns that i never would have found in my area..but puts a constant craving for guns i cant afford that i see on the internet and this is the curse....good storey on the guns and i too would have had tobought the 2 nd gun only being 10 no s apart...i love these old storeys.... charlie

Yeah Charlie I felt like I didn't really have any other choice, luckily my wife is very understanding.

Thank goodness for understanding wives! I too am blessed with one.

Just got home from buying mine a new car. I'm golden for at least a year. She actually likes hammer guns.

Those two beautiful guns for buying the wife a new car.......I would make that trade any day.

Good story and great guns.