DH 16
 

just picked up a DH 16 # 92934
Damascus barrels. it has the dogs on the sides , birds on the bottom
but no Parker Brothers banner on the sides. I've never seen that before.
just thought that was interesting.

ddp

Pictures,pictures--we want to see it.
A DH 16, sweet--what size frame, etc

Ditto Harold's post.

Me too.

Dennis

working on the pics as we speak...already sent for the letter. 26"
barrels... but they are suspect. #1 frame , 14 1/4 " LOP to a skeleton butt plate.
DAC 1 3/8" DAH 1 3/4"

ddp

here are a few from phone..i will try some better ones later...

ddp

Beautiful gun Book says 28" barrels originally but still a great little grouse gun. Congrats and use in good health. Jim

Dwight, you're wearing me out:bowdown: I think I know your address by heart

Yea i know Chuck...can't wait till I can order letters on line.
I just keep finding ones I can't resist .my wife just shakes her head and says "another one? "
Ddp

1-3/4" DAH?

On the right side, it almost looks like a banner is there. Or am I seeing things?

I agree Brian, it looks as if the "Parker Bros." was gouged out or something on both sides... maybe a "back door" gun??

barrels cut @2" also, but a nice little grouse or close cover gun. Good luck with it. And I agree with Brian and Dean.

Would a "back door" gun be in the book?

Well it is hard to tell. Right side looks like it has a banner with no name. Left side looks like it has no banner at all. Interesting gun.
On the bottom, does it just have the 4 birds standing? Or is there anything else? I have a O frame 16g DH in the shop now that has a very similar motif of he bottom, but the 4 birds are standing around a tree stump. I found that interesting.

That's hard to say. First we would have to find an authenticated "back door" Parker and then check for factory records on it.

As I recall, Ivory Beads had a Parker a couple of years ago where the engraving was incomplete, suggesting a similar scenario... I wonder if Jim Thynne can comment on that one.

It kinda looks like the land scape is blended into the scroll work.

Dean ,I can't remember the Grade of the gun but I remember the gun also ,and I believe Jim advertised it as such ! Wish he were still in business ,I always enjoyed discussing guns with him and dealing with him !

drops..

brian , there are four birds standing & grass in the foreground..that's all I can make out.
dean , it does look like some kind of filing or sanding , I wouldn't call it gouging because you really can't "feel" anything.
using a small magnifying glass I can make out part of a banner on both sides behind the screws...I think I can make out Bros on the left & P on the right.

ddp

Maybe the order books will say "cut barrels off 2" and scratch off banner both sides"

great old gun. I think it had the banners at one time. I have seen some crazy things done to parker guns. a few years ago a guy was trying to sell me a d grade that look great and the barrels were sawed off even with the for end I was going to give the guy three hundred for it but my buddy said if we get stopped on the way home it could be a real problem, I wish I would have taken the chance.