New to the Parker Club
 

Howdy, I'm an avid CZ owner and collector. At a recent gun show, a shotgun just spoke to me..even though I wasn't looking for shotguns. I had to have her, but I didn't know anything about Parker shotguns at the time. I did a little research on my phone and called a friend who is a collector of old guns. I left the show with it, and even if it's monetary value isn't anything more than I paid, I'm still happy that I own this fine firearm and can pass it down someday. Anyways, glad to be here. Looking forward to getting involved in other discussions.

What I think I know about it:
1897 Parker DHE
Damascus Barrel
English grip
Original ivory beads
All original
Double trigger
Shell ejector

Welcome. Enjoy shooting that fine gun. A research letter can reveal even more about your gun, and I highly recommend getting one if the records are available.

May we see more pictures of different aspects of your gun?

Incidentally, it is a DH, not a DHE... the E indicating it has ejectors which your gun has not.



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Welcome Dallas! That is a very nice gun!

I like your new gun. Sure would like to see more pics of the barrels. What frame size? Welcome to the Parker world.

Is there a dog engraved on your DH's floor plate?.... maybe not early enough...





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It would have been difficult to "overpay" for your DH. In your description the correct term is "extractor", not ejector. We need more pictures, especially the rib at the breech end and all surfaces of the receiver.

Thanks everyone, I plan to take more pictures tomorrow while I have it out of the safe to show a friend. Thanks for all of your replies.

More pictures and information. I did confuse the extractor for ejectors. It does not have the ejectors. Thanks to some of you for clarifying.

Frame Size=2
Weight = 46
Triggers are configured for LEFT hand shooter. Can the triggers be reconfigured? If not, does a Lefty add anything to the value?

It has Dogs engraved on both sides. Appears to be a different breed of dog on each side.
On the underside appears to be pheasants.

Nice DH, especially with that straight stock. The triggers look correct for a right hand shooter (right barrel trigger in the front position)...if I am seeing your photo correctly. I'd get those nice Damascus barrels looked at by an expert and if in good shape (sure looks like it from the outside), take that nice gun out for a shoot with appropriate shells.

Very nice -- welcome aboard -- and I bet you can't buy just one!

Dean -- how could you tell from the first set of pictures that it didn't have ejectors?

I completely agree with Mobird.





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No ejector mechanism in the forend iron.





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Thanks -- figured that but have never seen a Parker forend (or any other SxS) with ejectors. I guess I'd have to see one to understand how that works. All my SxS shotguns have extractors

Imo extractor is better. Thanks for the pics. Enjoy.

This is a Parker ejector forend. Notice the left and right ejector hammers and the wider forend iron necessary to house the internal ejector workings.

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Thanks Dean -- that's helpful

I agree -- who needs them? and for what purpose?

New Parker
 

If I was just starting on Parkers you could not have picked a better all around gun(depends on chokes but judging from condtion of your gun they could be full and full or modified. What an exceptional stick of wood you got!!!!!!! You will enjoy if you like fine old things that really work!!!!

Thanks for the compliments. My friend who is an avid old gun collector thought the Damascus looked pretty good. No visual indicators that rust was seeping into a fold. But he also recommended having a more detailed inspection before shooting it.

In regards to the trigger, I'm not challenging you by any means. I grew up hunting with a a single barrel shotgun. I'm not experienced with this type of double trigger but when I work the triggers, the transition from the first shot to the second shot seems more fluid and comfortable when shooting left handed. When shooting right handed, it seems like the trigger finger has to contort a bit to snap in behind the first trigger, whereas shooting lefty, the finger just slides from the first shot to the next. Anyways, that's was just my thoughts from playing with it.

I'm getting ready to order by research letter. Can anyone tell me what kind of butt my stock it? Is it skeleton or checkered? The form asks but I don't see anything on the identification pages regarding the types of butts. There is a picture in my first post

Dallas, Your photo shows a skeleton steel buttplate (if there is a metal buttplate, that's what the grade came with as standard).

BTW, no worries on the issue of the triggers. If the reverse works better for you, who can argue with that. My point was that the standard for most side-by-side two trigger guns is right barrel (often the more open choke) first with the trigger in front. I've seen them reversed, but generally because of the comfort of shooting for the individual (as in your case). I had a Smith with the triggers reversed, but I could not master it and had them set in the more standard fashion. For that gun, it was a simple matter for a trained gunsmith.