Acquired my earliest Parker
 

I picked this up from a nice fella and he has to go home and look for some more of the accessories that came with it but says they are somewhere and will find them. The ser. no. is 1968. Thomas

way cool , how long do I have to wait for you to sell it to me

I can't really tell what is missing, but the wooden wad seater should not be hard to find, or make. By the way, what is going on with the condition of this gun? Is it as good as it looks? I guess we need more pictures of the gun out of the case.

I will post some more photo's on Sunday and the gun is real tight and for its age I would say decent condition. I sent off for a letter and will wait for that before I get too excited. Thomas

Wow, that is quite a find! More pictures would be great, as well as specs and dimensions.

You're a very lucky fella Thomas.

be still my heart :shock:

that early of a gun case with accessories - what a find

looks like a spot for a wad cutter and a wooden rammer/loading tube - they will both show up for 12 ga on ebay almost any time you look

do a search for vintage reloading tools

not for sale ---he never used the parasol handle in the pictures :rotf:

What a find....!

Thomas, you won't get much info from a letter. It's too early for the order books and it's in the stock book but about all I can read is weight, stock dimensions, and patterning info. I can't read the gauge or barrel steel. There is what looks like either a 0 or D written in red pen in the left hand column. It could either mean it's a 0 grade or has Damascus barrels. What is the barrel steel?