Lets see the birds
 

Other than the dogs (and they have been let out and are running loose) Parkers other major engraveing theme was birds. Now that we have seen the dogs lets see the birds they hunt.These are from a GHE 16 two bbl set AKA The Hollywood Gun.

Parker AHE 20

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CHE 20

Courtesy of the "Gold Towel"

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IMHO some of the most tasteful engraving on any American shotgun.


Shame 'bout the new fangled barrels though :rolleyes:

C.O.B., I took some not very good pics of that DHE 20 we have been talking about. Here's the floor plate. I'll email the rest to you shortly.

Birds? We got birds...:)

GHE 20 Damascuss

Another GHE Damascuss this time a 16 O frame

three 28ga's and 2 16's 1 12ga
1 dh 3 che's 1 bh and 1 ahe

Birds are the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rich
here is the bh 12
BTW -- Nice 16 GHE 2 barrel set with all the options ---
Rich's One and Only "Hollywood Gun""

Chuck I hope Wallace eats that silly hat:) Do I detect damascuss barrels on the BH 12?

Wallace is all about safety and yes those damn damascus barrels:shock:

another pair of them damgereous barrels shows up...ha charlie

Chuck you stole my bird:rotf: I was just going to post the C grade the last picture Chuck posted..

This is the best c grade gun in the country- owned by a very astute and knowledgeable gentleman that is a fine shot and a good friend! Great Guy Great Gun:bowdown:
Do you remember the "Remington Peters" ammunition Boxes! What a Duck!

But Chuck, I don't own a C grade.....yet.:)

Wonderful gun Chuck!

By your description of the owner... you must be the owner.

You are too kind dean -- No this old boy is a :shock: gentleman --

Daryl -- I can fix that problem:)

Outstanding C grade, Chuck.

Another Rem Parker, CHE 12/28 SN 241,601.

Sometimes people will contend that Rem Parkers had just the same engraving styles as Parker Bros made guns but the engraving was inferior. These three C grade Remington Parkers shown in this thread , in my opinion, demonstrate otherwise.

Another Remington Parker
 

20 ga./26 in. 241985

He probably does too much shopping at Chuck's :rolleyes:

Bruce - Great gun -- I think the early high grades and late remington guns are the pinnacle of parker engraving. These late remington C grades are something special. Look at Russ jacksons Che 20ga - just beautiful - Now if I could just convince him to part with it!:rolleyes:

Eric - He's way too smart for that, I said this is a NICE gun!:rotf:

A DHE 20.

Chuck I await the pictures of my future c grade:whistle:

These didn't come out worth a crap...I'll have to try them again.

This is a different DHE 20 but a better picture.

How about some little birds from a B Grade Lifter?

I am amazed at the gold birds on the G Grade on page one. My G Grade has winged bowling pins. (I think)

Todd I call it the The Hollywood Gun because it came from Alex Kerr a dealer to the stars and other assorted well to do's in Beverly Hills, Ca. The gun was ordered through Marshal Field for a Major General William Bradford as a two barrel skt/trap set. Who did the engraveing as its finer than a std G grade is a mystery. This was done towards the end of production and maybe he wanted this combination in a higher grade which wasn't available and this was the outcome who knows but it has all the options available including two BTF's.

This is from a 16ga O frame hammer gun....look familiar Edgar?

CH
 

Early CH 10/12 ga

Kurt - is that a Bernard gun? Both barrel sets?

Yes Sir. There are a few pictures of it on the forum. Shot a Turkey with it last spring. Did a little rough shooting (pheasants) with the 10ga bbls a couple of weeks ago. Loaded up a 1 3/8 oz load that Mark O. recommended. The loads worked out really well. Too bad I was too busy hunting to take pictures.

Kurt

I think I know that gun.... did you buy it from the dealer in Rhode Island?

More Birds
 

More Birds - Robert Runge handiwork?

I would say Runge's work for sure.

engraving
 

Allen, Could you post more pictures of this gun? Thanks, Tom

Tom, there are many pictures of this BHE posted in the members only section. PM me if you need further information.

Thanks Allen. I'll try to find it. Tom

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:crying:Here is one to make you cry a 410 BHE repo that is now a paper weight !!!

How about a lowly old LC Smith?