Quality A Hammer Gun
 

How rare is a Quality A Hammer Gun 12 gauge shipped in 1893? Any help is appreciated.

Not many. If you go page by page through the Identification and Serialization Book , you will be able count them and find serial numbers.

Thank you, I am trying to find out the possible value of the gun. I do have a letter from Parker Bros.

It appears this gun was sent to many shows.

1 of 9 in 12ga. Very valuable gun and it should be professionally appraised. A gun like that needs a qualified person very knowledgeable in all things Parker. You should contact Josh Loewensteiner at Lion Stone Consulting. I own two AH Parkers that were in the 1897 Madison Sq. Garden Show, I have pictures of the display and did a DBJ article on the 1897 MSG and 1898 Boston Show. If your interested PM me.

Thank you for that information. It's very interesting and I will follow up with your lead.

We would love to see pictures of this rare gun. I have a 10 gauge BH grade gun that was displayed at the 1893 Columbian Exposition, World's Fair.

Some Pics
 

Here are some pics I have.

Very Nice,

If that gun could tell stories, sounds like it has traveled many places.

Interesting gun for sure, that one would check most every box!:envy:

Stan

Very neat gun, it looks like it has suffered some from poor storage. Go to the Parker home page and open "Parker Grades" page down to AH grade 6 and click on "Top Leveler Hammer Guns" to see what nice condition examples look like. Craig

It's OK. Has those very dangerous Damascus barrels that are an accident just waiting to happen, and that gaudy engraving, waaaay over the top. I'll give you $500 for it as a parts gun. :whistle:

Go Easy there Mike, did you notice that bent top lever?

William, It's nice to see my 16ga BH traveled in good company to the Boston show in 1898.

Interesting history! Thanks for that.

Edgar, figured William already noticed that badly bent top-lever so I didn’t mention it.

:rotf::rotf::rotf::rotf:

It is extremely rare to find a high grade Parker that Parker Bros. was so proud of that it was their dedicated show gun, as explained in the research letter!
I have a 16 gauge GH on the 0-frame with 26” Damascus barrels that was made for the 1893 World’s Fair Columbian Exposition.
Yours is a real prize!!





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1898 Boston Show:
 

This plebeian damascene 28” 16 gauge GH 1 frame also accompanied the subject gun to the 1898 Boston Show. Though not nearly as baroque, it got to go along for the ride. :rotf::rotf::rotf::rotf::rotf::rotf:

What a beautiful uniorm Damascus pattern on those 4-iron crolle barrels!!





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The better part of 9 years as a display gun. Imagine the hands it passed through. I wonder how many guns its’s influence sold. Looks like it eventually got to spend some time in the field or marsh.

My vote would be The Marsh !

My BH grade ten that spent time at the 1893 World's Fair also spent time holding up liquor stores because it has 18" barrels and the stock was replaced, so the original stock was probably cut off behind the pistol grip.

William; These two AH's were in the 1897 Madison Sq. Garden show along with your A. 85259 is a straight grip 30" 12ga and 83183 is a pistol grip 10ga 30" gun. Also, is a picture of the Parker booth at the 1897 MSG show. Amazing the number of show guns have surfaced. Good luck with your A it's a very cool gun.

Thanks for that. Very Interesting.

All those shows, all those miles. And then they sold it for $75. Wonder what SD&G sold it for?

Craig, do you know where/when that picture of Parker Bros. display was taken?

MSG 1897 Show

It’s Parkers like these, along with their stories, that make Parker guns so darn interesting and intriguing.