My new Parker.
 

Picked up my new to me Parker today and was asked to post some pictures. 16 Gauge 28" barrel. I'm totally new to the double barrel world and I'm open to all advice. My goal is to have it checked over by a gunsmith and do some hunting with it. I'm very excited to be a part of this community. Thanks!

Few more pics.

That is a very nice example of a lightweight Parker that should serve you well in the field providing that the barrel wall thickness is in the useable thickness and light loads are used.

Lovely gun.

Nice 0-frame 16-gauge PH!! Congratulations!!

By the serial number it is a 1906 vintage gun. I stare at this picture and can't make up my mind if that is a 1910-style Bolt-Plate which would mean the gun was returned to Parker Bros. at some point after 1910.

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Thanks! What was the reason behind the design change?

PH 'O' frame 16ga
 

Hi Dave,

Here as an enhanced shot of the plate and its pin. Hope this helps, Tom

Ahhhh, can't get photo to load down??? But, the pin and plate are visible.

Dave, that’s exactly how it looks to me too. A pinned and shouldered 1910-patented bolt plate.






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Here is a picture of the 1910 Bolt-Plate --

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and a description from the 1930 Parker Bros. catalog --

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I don't have a good picture of the 1905 style Bolt-Plate.

0 frame 16's are my favorite kind of Parker.

I'm guessing that at some point the gun was restocked, as the nose of the comb is very much more like a Remington era stock.

Looks like a well carried Colt Huntsman First Issue 4 1/2-inch. My father and uncles had Woodsman. Only two pistols I own.

I had to add it to the collection! I've got a problem.

You're not alone, though none of us are looking for a cure.

Darren, I would recommend that you send the gun to me immediately for disposal. That gun is an accident waiting to happen with those uber dangerous twist steel barrels and probably short chambers which should never ever be shot with smokeless powder shells. I will be happy to safely keep that gun out of the hands of the unsuspecting shooting public. PM me and I'll send you my address and a prepaid shipping container. :cool:

Ha! As stoked as I am with this gun I'll probably never get rid of it. I know it's probably not with much, but it's worth a lot to me. :rotf:

Darren, you’re going to enjoy shooting that Parker. Sweet gun. Have fun with it. These guns were made to be shot, not to sit in a safe. Once you start shooting it you’ll want another, then another, then another. Welcome to the sickness!! :rotf:

I haven't even shot it yet and I'm already wanting another one. :whistle: This is also my first 16 gauge, and that also has sparked a new fire in me.

Noticed one other thing in the pictures. What is with that second screw in the trigger guard tang, obscuring the last digit of the serial number?