10 gauge hammer gun
 

Just received Parker 6132 in the mail today. My first hammer Parker and first 10 gauge to boot!!! All numbers matching and looks to be all original, minus the right hammer screw, which has been replaced. Life is kind of busy right now, but may post a few pics when the chance arises.

you will enjoy that old 10 ga for sure many of us here shoot our 10 s regular..once you own one 10 its hard to keep from haveing two...charlie

the number lists as a 30" twist barreled lifter.

looking forward to the pictures

30", twist and lifter indeed

Welcome William,

You may wish to contact Chris Dawe, if you on't know him already. He lives in Newfoundland and does some pretty impressive work on Parkers for a number of members here in the States.

I've known Chris for a little over 3 years now and he has worked on several of my double guns in that time. I've also had the pleasure of tagging along on a couple hunts with Chris. We were actually talking about this Parker yesterday. We live only about a 30 minute drive from each other, and yes, he does some great work!

I have #6164 10ga 28" barrels, Plain twist. I would be happy to compare guns. David

pictures
 

Just two quick shots, sorry for the quality, will post better detailed pictures when I get the chance. Most exposed metal was covered with crud and light surface rust, cleaned up very good, leaving a nice patina. Barrels show lots of pattern remaining, do have several dents and pitting in bores, with a slightly loose bottom rib. Wood shows use and damage. Buttstock is cracked in several areas (head, tangs). Hammer's still have plently of tension, very firm and crisp! Action is a little loose, but a couple of shims have temporarily tightened things up. These pictures don't do it justice, (as said, will post better ones) really pleased with how well the metal cleaned up. (hoppes oil and some extra fine steel wood) I don't think she looks too bad for 139 years old!

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Those firing pin springs are ofter broken on these old guns. Easy fix. The loose rib is a bigger problem. I believe that it must be removed and re-soldered. There are people on this site who can tell you the best smith to do the job. David

Having a rib fixed properly is very expensive. More than the value of the gun. JMHO

I never said I was going to have it fixed...it only seems to be "let go/loose" right at the very end (at the muzzle), so nothing serious.

No worries Billy ,I'll look after the rib for you ;)...I know what you paid and it won't be near as much as that(even though you snuck her out from under me :whistle:)

Thanks Chris!;) If I get the chance this week, i'll pop out for a visit so you can have a look. I prefer to call it lack of communication :whistle:.. It's not my fault the only two people in Canada interested in this gun were you and I, which neither of us bothered to mention :rolleyes: