PARKER BROS. BH GRADE
 

What looked to be a very nice original Parker 12 bore BH Grade sold a Julia's last weekend for $3,450 which was less than half the low estimate of $7,500. Straight grip too! Did anyone here snag that beauty?

Best regards, George

George, what was the lot number?

Dean: The Lot No. was 1214, SN 95987

I had admired that BH in the Julia catalog. I especially like the engraving but the entire gun is just wonderful. I don't know why I didn't bid on that gun but I'm sure that if I had it would have hammered at a much higher price. I can't understand why more people didn't bid on it... economy? I don't know but I do know what I would have paid for it and it would have been less than the high estimate. Maybe the high estimate kept us all away... all but one I guess. What I can't figure out is why there wasn't a reserve on this fine Parker.

What about the 200 dollar grade hammer gun (just a guess on grade). The prices are up never mind.

$200 grade, what did I miss?:shock: Where is that, at the Julia auction?

I don't know Robin, just a guess from somebody who knows enough to get in trouble maybe the checkering isn't fancy enough. You look at it and you can give me a lesson. But its a dandy in my opinion. best ch

Calvin, was it in the Julia auction or was it somewhere else?

Yes Julias no.1218.

Maybe I missed it,but what did it sell for??
David

Lot 1218, "D" grade, $4600.00.

$3450 for a B grade??? That's just a few hundred more than my last V grade acquisition. Wow.

I think it was a complete and utter fluke that that BH went so low.

I do not believe it is in any way representative of current market values of Parkers.

That is a crazy price-Did it meet reserve?
David

They have it posted with the added buyers commission as part of the price so I assume it sold. I was on the phone waiting for the item I was interested in and listened as it sell. I didn't look at it or have any interest in it at the time but I certainly didn't expect it to sell at that price. Of course that wasn't the case on what I was waiting for, if you know what I mean.

The rare flat rib barrels on the B Grade are worth near the selling price. I would be converting that great pigeon gun back to "no safety".

Robin - did you get the Hemingway rifle? :shock:

If it makes anyone feel any better Julia's No. 1214 SN 95987 is listed in "THE BOOK" as a T14 or C Grade and not a B. All other info checks out. It would be interesting to see a research letter on that gun. Then again I just checked the online images and the watertable is distinctly marked "B" "5" so, again, "THE BOOK" was wrong.

Best Regards, George :banghead

No, that doesn't make me feel any better at all. "The Book" has a lot of errors and that is obviously one of them - be it from the original order book or stock book of the transcription of the data in the 1990's.

That gun, ser. no. 95987 is not and never was a Grade 4. There is nothing about that gun which even remotely suggests a Grade 4.

It seems to me the prices on collectible guns are down and the prices on tactical weapons are up.

Item 1212 was a 32" DHE with vent rib and a 26 " Reproduction barrel, It brought $6000....to me that seemed to be a good deal or am I wrong ?

sounds like a good deal to me as long as the gun looked ok... charlie