Parker Rifles
 

I cannot find a discussion addressing this question, so here goes.

Did Parker Bros. ever produce a double rifle?

not that I ever heard off

not a normal item for any of the big American double gun makers

a Winchester 21 rifle wouldn't surprise me though

model 21 rifles are a For Sure...I have handled a few.

Lefever made a few double rifles.

makes sense- Dan Lefever made rifles when starting out in Canandaigua NY

There's at least one example of a rifle in the Model 21 book. I've never heard of a Parker rifle, except for the Civil War muskets.
That said, I am no expert, and you could never say never, when it comes to Parkers.

Posted earlier today. This Parker was at the Buffalo Bill Museum when we visited Cody about 15 years ago.

I honestly don't remember if it was a combination rifle-shotgun or a double rifle.


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The Rifle Barrel Insert Company was, if I remember, in Middlefield, CT. One of our members has one in a 16ga hammer gun.

Not original to Parker, but my dad had a 28ga. engraved by John Warren, with a second set of barrels in 38-55, made by Joe Jurjevic.

Now that is a Parker. I would like to letter that gun.

During what years were they in business?





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Doesn't one of our members have a Parker with a set of .50 rifle barrels? Mr. Day or Mr. Murphy?

I believe Jim D. found info on it. He had the gun.

When I got serious in collecting Parker shotguns in the late 1960's & early 1970's , I had a chance to purchase a set of barrel inserts in cal. 38-55 ,they were marked Parker Brothers. There was no one that I could talk to concerning if they were right or wrong. So I walked.

I also walked on a Parker single barrel 20 bore at the same gun show in Vegas.

Dummy
Allan

Allan, was that a SBT 20 or was it something else entirely - something we’ve not heard of until now?





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Dean

It was a C grade, if I recall correctly, Parker single barrel trap, 20 gauge owned by an individual from the west and I told him that Parker only made 12 bore single barrel trap gun---little did I know there were 5 made.

Anyway, on the flight home to New Hampshire, giving the long trip I was thinking of the little 20 trap and the light bulb got a lot brighter ! who hell would have made a small frame for a single trap other than Parker---You big dummy !!! The price was in the vicinity of $1500.

My head was screwed on a little, I bought 2 Parker Tri Guns and an B grade single barrel trap , along with other high condition Parkers.

A good trip
Allan

Mr. Murphy does not own a Parker double rifle, unfortunately. He does own a 20 gauge Parker single trap.