Its All About The Details, Isn't It?
 

Look out for the snake.

OK, I admit I'm half blind, but I don't see a snake.

It took awhile to find, but check out the Parker Bros banner on each side.

I had to put on my reading glasses but sure enough - there they were. How cool is that? And what a beautiful, beautiful shotgun!

John,
I went much stonger than that!

The heck with the snake - got to love those dogs -some one really out did themselves on that one

Those early A's are fantastic (as in fantasy) guns! No two are alike.

Wonderful gun Bruce. Going by that serial number this must be one of the first A grade hammerless guns made. No?

First year of internal hammer production, 1889, and one of the first Quality AH guns.

If I had to guess, it would be Jacob Glahn as the engraver. Look at the dogs and the turned head layout, which is consistant with a Glahn initialed gun I have examined.

While rare is over used, I think its correct to say that serpent engraving on a Parker is rare. I know of maybe only two others.

Interesting stuff. According to TPS 55757 was the first hammerless Grade 6 gun. The next number listed is 56753.This wonderful specimen falls between these numbers. Could this gun be the second one made?

BTW....1888 is the first year of hammerless production. Sorry but I'm a little anal about this kinda stuff....:rolleyes:

wonderful gun and i love the snake s...thatwood sure has some pretty wood...i have a d grade 10 ga hammerless that the wood on this a grade and my gun could have been from same block of wood ...my gun must be a early hammerless gun also for the serial no is 56210...thanks for sharing the pictures of this beautiul gun BRUCE.... charlie

Would this be number four? Grade seven made in 1902. Sorry for the lousy pic but it's all I have.

A few more for those who like engraving on a Parker.

Here is a very nice AH that belongs to a buddy of mine.



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dean is that a snipe or a grouse on the under side of the gun..beautiful guns... charlie

It could be any of anumber of shorebirds that were hunted in the days of these old A's.

Sandpipers of every kind, curlews, snipe, oystercatchers, every kind of plover... all were legal game in those days. The one depicted on that gun could be something like a Greater Yellowlegs sandpiper... who knows?

The snake gun is one of my favorite guns I've seen very tastefully engraved not over the top, just perfect. If I had 9950$ I would have a snake lifter with a excellent english pointer on right lock instead of a turnip G. :whistle:

But you have Peter Cottontail. I just doesn't get any better than that!