The New 28
 

Christmass came late this year to C.O.B.'s house as there was some discrepenacy in Santa's ledger in the naughty vs nice collum. This delimea went to arbitration with C.O.B , Santa and the Elves and needless to say there was a real come to Jesus meeting amongst the inner circle. Promises were made:whistle: and at the conclusion it was deemed that there were more good things than naughty things and the gift was approved by the slimest of margins.

On Thursday the Big Brown Truck (UPS) dropped off a rectangular package. This was just in the nick of time as a Pheasant hunt had been pre arranged for today. Daisy was her usuall stellar self and the present performed as good as it looks.

I'll have to try the pics again...damn technology:banghead:

Nice gun Rich..... :whistle:

more technology trauma:cuss::banghead:

My Gawd Rich - what have you got there?????

Dean I was trying out my new cloaking devise in case the Democrats want to come and get the guns...I can say what guns?:rotf:

Do I read 250089?? C'mon, fess up...

Is that one of those Galazan/Remington Parkers?

I love those things.

Yup the serial number is in the 250 range. The gun was assembeled from stock for a skeet shooter named Green. I don't remember his first name but his 4bbl set is mentioned in TPS and the gun was purchased from his family on the Eastern shore of MD. It's a two bbl set, the Parker bbls are 26 inches IC/M and the second set is from James Purdy and are 28 inches M/F.

The watertable has lightening cuts, it's a OO frame and it's marked grade 8. The barrell flats are stamped A1 but who knows. All I know is it's a nice gun and I like it and I shoot it pretty well....so far:whistle:

Maybe it's a canidate for the last Parker built.

Rich ,Stunning ,Congrats again ,!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Looks like it'll do the Job also ! Russ

It is a beautiful gun but what he didn't tell you is he is still trying to figure out how to pay for it.....!:shock::rotf::rotf: But I know Rich and he will figure out a way.....:rolleyes:

I do hope you will post more pictures!
At least the watertable and barrel flats!

Awesome.

Beautiful gun,great little story!

Very, very nice gun. I think Mr. Rooster suffered the most trauma. I especially liked seeing grass habitat. All I see here is white with more on the way.

http://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/cpg1...9999_52sgw.JPG

looks like that bird was totin one leg every once in a while...i like this photo... charlie

Here are pics of the water table and barrel flats plus a few others.

Nice Monte Carlo-ish stock treatment. Is there a top rib inscription or roll stamp?

Yes it says Parker Bros. Makers Meridian CT USA

you lucky O.B.

Very beautiful gun. I am also pleased to hear you are using it for it's intended purpose. Thanks for sharing.
-plc-

Thanks but what barrel steel is it marked with? Whitworth? Peerless? Acme? Titanic?

There is no barrel steel indicated:eek:

Rich,
I have just the place off of Turner rd. to carry that beauty. Hard to find, but easy walking once you are in there and lots of birds. What a beauty.
Harold

Beautiful dogs Harold, what are their breedings?

Well Harold we just might have to take her out on Turner rd this fall, it will be a good excuse for you to use that lovely DHE 16 you showed me.

Is the Whitworth stamped wheat sheaves on the bottom of each barrel tube?

Or is the Peerless stamp on the bottom?

Rich, if you will email me about what you know about your gun, I will reply with what I know about it. Bill.

Dean there is no indication of any type relateing to the type of barrel steel used. I'll bring this to the Southern however and it can be more closely examined.

Where the hell is Meridian CT ?

We are missing 8000 Parker shotguns
 

This is a really neat gun but what is it really?
250,XXX serial number gun?
8000 guns past the last known Parker?
Where are the guns from 242488 to 250,000?
It sure looks like it is a Parker. But if I altered/changed a serial number on an existing gun, I would be worried that there is some federal law involved. Maybe there isn't. There must not be or someone wouldn't do it. I'm sure this is a real serial number or I'm sure that it is legal to alter a serial number. I am also sure the present owner didn't alter the number anyway. So who did if it was done?
I just wish I could find the missing 8000 guns.

George the gun was built for a skeet shooter from Maryland after the close of Parker. It came from existing stock hence the absence of the markings indicateing barrel steel. I don't know how the serial number of 250089 came about but IMHO it's all Parker.

The stamping on the barrel flats and water table is pretty sloppy, lots of double stamps. What's with all the A and A. 1. stamps in an odd font? Show us a picture of the rib inscription. Whatever it 'originally was' it sure is pretty.

The rib inscription is as I have posted, Parker Bros makers Meridan CT USA. No indication of barrel steel.

Rich, is the blank space in the matting only the length of the inscription, or does it remain blank for an additional length sufficient for barrel steel marking?
Wouldn't an A-1S have 2 or three ribbands behind the bolster, with the 'pig tail' termination of the border line where it comes back up on the bottom side? Do you think it was engraved by Runge? It certainly looks like legitimate engraving. What does seem odd is the gold 'Parker', ala Remington, on the bottom, as opposed to 'Parker Bros' ala Meriden.

The blank space in the matting is only the length of the rib inscription. The Parker on the bottom is correct for the Remington era as this was done after the technical close of Parker. Your correct about the rib bands behind the bolsters but it is what it is. I don't have a loop to examine the engraveing and can't say for sure who did it.

Daryl Corona and I discuss the person who built this gun on a thread in General Parker Discussions titled "Parker ID Help Needed". It was contracted in the sixties or even earlier by a Baltimore shooter named Bill Eckmeyer. I don't know who the engraver is. Mr. Eckmeyer used different people to construct his upgraded Parkers. He was quite proud of this one, carrying it almost everywhere he went in case he ran into someone he could show it to. He was a colorful character few remember. Daryl Corona, Bill Murphy, and probably Jerry Smith are the only PGCA types who remember Willie. The one who knew him best was the late Terry Boose, my neighbor and serious Parker collector. Terry's Dad knew Bill Eckmeyer before Terry became interested in Parkers. I'm not sure that Bill Eckmeyer didn't get Terry and me started on the long Parker road. Read the other thread to get a better idea about this fellow.

Bill that is strange

I only see Daryl Corona and I discuss the person who built this gun on a thread in General Parker Discussions titled

in your post but when I went to quote you and ask "what" your whole post showed, very strange but thanks for the info.