What did you add to your Parker collection in 2018?
 

Some great Parkers hit the market this year. What did you add in 2018? I sold a couple to upgrade but I added a CH bernard 10ga from a PGCA member, a DH 10ga with a fishtail lever and a DH 20ga/26". Really have nothing on my wish list except maybe another #3frame 12 ga.:)

I added the Beautiful 1/2 Frame 12 Gauge DHE , Dave Tercek sold on our site ! All Six and a Half Pounds of her ! OOps ,I had to Edit ,I also added a DHE 10 Gauge with 32" Titanic Steel Barrels on a #3 Frame !

Added a GHE 20 then traded it in on a DHE 20 With 30 inch barrels that fits me better. If i were not widowed I would spend so dam much money on Parkers !

Picked up a grade 2 hammer 12 gauge. A lovely long legged PH 16 gauge with 32” tubes, and a beautiful GH 16 gauge zero frame with 28” D4 barrels and fantastic wood!

A set of 26" Titanic barrels for my 24" DHE20. Whether I get it back in 2018 is another story.

Circa 1891 EH10 gauge #2 frame with factory original 28" barrels , a circa 1881 Grade 0 10 gauge lifter #2 frame 30" and a circa 1903 VH 16 gauge #1 frame 28" .

As to a wish list !

1. VH or VHE 28 gauge

2. EH 10 gauge with factory original 26" and or 24" barrels (I actually want one of each length but doubt it ever happens).

3. GH 16 gauge 0 frame 26" or 28" Damascus or fluid steel

A Factory vent rib VHE 12 gauge with 30" mod/full barrels

Steve and I bumped into each other in KTP today and he told me about this beautiful Parker.... and now here it is! Fabulous! Good talking with you today Steve -


As far as adding anything to my Parker collection this year.... (and notice he didn't ask to know which "Parkers" we added, only what we had added to our "Parker collections")

And so... I added a fabulous Sterlingworth 20/28" with ejectors :shock::cool::whistle: to my inconsolable Parker collection this year.





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Lots. Highlights include 2 4 frame 10 gauges, a 3 frame 12 gauge, Remington GH in great condition, VH 20 with straight grip and single trigger, back action 152, and an EH in great shape with unusual engraving

Added a Bernard CH that is having the barrels redone and a CHE that is having the stock fixed. In addition I pocked up a family trojan and a 16 ga VH. Non parker wise I got me a British 12 ga and a strong flare up of colt fever.

00 frame vh 28, with 26” barrels, vh 20 with 28” barrels that has and letters cyl/cyl with interesting provenance, super nice 30” 12 bore trojan and a D grade top lever short 10.

Wish list includes

1/2 frame GH

16 gauge on 0 frame

C grade Fox

Early Grade 2 equivalent lifter. (Passed up a good one but needed to let budget recover)

I picked up a nice VHE 32 in. 20 ga choked .023 and .015 and a VH 28 in round knob 12 ga choked .035 and .010. and none parkers are a 26 in. 20 ga Ithaca NID choked cly and cly with slim beaver tail forend and single trigger also another Ithaca NID 32 in 10 ga choked .045 and .025..
scott

Bernard steel has to be my favorite. I see that for the CH 10 there are 39 projected -- that's fine and elite company(!) I'd sure like to have one of the estimated four 28 gauge CH's with those beautiful barrels.

I could sit a long time in the duck blind with that 10 just looking at it, even if I never saw a duck... :bowdown:

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My wife got a Gh 16 ga 26" dam barrels and lots of cc on a "0" frame 5 lb 9 oz and I got a Vh 28 ga 28" Vulcan steel "00" frame, as well as a box type Parker coffee grinder.
Thanks to Dean for pushing me over the Edge to get my first Parker 00 frame.:bigbye:

BHE 12 Ga in a trap configuration, 34" VR on a 1 1/2 frame
DHE 16 Ga, 32" on a 1 1/2 frame
DHE 12 Ga, 36" on a 2 frame
VH 20 Ga, 32 straight grip, factory no safety on an O frame
VHE 12 Ga, 34" on a 2 frame
VHE 16 Ga, 32" on an O frame

Mr. Dudley has the VH 20 which is up for a total restoration as well as the DHE 16 on a 1 1/2 frame as it needs a little work. Been thinking real hard about a V grade 28 gauge with 30" barrels :corn:

Randy thats a lot footage on those barrels!!

Yeah I know. Can't help it, I just like those long barrels. Especially on a 16 or 20...

I'm always very glad to oblige a good friend in spending their money on nice Parkers. You won't be sorry Legh!





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VH 12 gauge, with 30 inch barrels and factory vent rib.

SC 12 gauge, with 34 inch barrels and straight stock.

SB 12 gauge, with 32 inch barrels and pistol grip.

Very early DH 12 and a Rondel CH 12. Both from PGCA members. Thank you guys.

Randy your the long barrel KING! Good for you a man who knows what he likes.

1912 VH 28 Straight grip with 30 inch F/F tubes. Knocked down ducks with it this fall. Its headed to Texas for bobwhites soon!

Funny Craig, the King part is certainly wide open for debate but you are correct in that I do know what I like and there's just something about those long barrels...

Photos of some of them

Another favorite is a 1922 GH I bought from John Allen.

Mills your new moniker should be G-Man!!

In Parkers it was a high condition CHE 16 with 30 inch barrels and a vent rib VHE straight grip 20ga skeet gun. Other manufacturers include a 16ga two barrel set from Purdey.

Honey, if you are reading this website, I didn't buy any guns this year! ;-)

Joe be sure and remind her that it wasn't you on the forum a month or so ago with that Trojan 20. You might try some sort of identity theft excuse or possibly just blame it on the PGCA, you know a website error of sorts, good luck !!

I added more than I thought when I looked back...

16 gauge #1 frame VH with 30” M/F barrels
12 gauge Back action #1079 – from PGCA member
20 gauge Trojan #0 frame 28” IC/M barrels with rib extension
10 gauge #2 frame grade 1 lifter with Damascus 30” barrels
12 gauge #3 frame lifter with 32” twist barrels #77463(possibly last lifter with straight stock)
12 gauge #1 frame top action with 32” twist barrels and fish tail lever

Non-Parker
Purdey Thumb-break 12 gauge with 30” Damascus barrels made in 1866(my oldest cartridge gun)
Custom Flintlock takedown fowler in 16 gauge with separate .62 rifled barrel
11 gauge Percussion SxS made likely in the 1860's

I sure do like the EH in the bottom pic !

I don't have it yet but it will be here before X-Mass. I stopped by the gunsmith's today and he was checkering the stock on a full Manlicher stocked custom rifle. I used a 1909 Argentine Mauser action and a classic chambering of 6.5 X 55. It will be sighted in in time for the late doe season:)

My smith is retiring for the most part so this will undoubtedly be my last custom rifle.:eek:

I did forget another rifle and probably one of my smartest gun deals ever. I've collected pre64 M70's for years and had a 250 Savage (250-3000) a rare and expensive rifle. I sold it and bought a Remington 700 classic in the same caliber and put a pile of cash in the bank!

cob sounds like you did real well on that trade....charlie

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Added this Year
 

Added;
10 ga #3 frame top lever hammergun 1884, 3 grade 2 bbl set 10ga. Damascus
DHE 16 ga steel Miller trigger 30' bbls.
EH 10 3 frame 30" Damascus
DHE 20 ga 28" steel bbls
30" Super Fox lightweight 8lb 4 oz. 3"

No doubt addiction need to be admitted somewhere. How about dove field!!!

James the Crown may just be my favorite Elsie. Looks like that might be a FW 20. Tell us how it's configured.

Randy: 28 inch, straight stock, auto ejector, single trigger, twin ivory beads, shipped 1927, .410.

:shock: WOW !!!!!!! Beautiful Gun James ,Congrats !