20 ga. hammergun question
 

Does anyone know how many were made? From what years, top lever or any lifters?

Thirty of the fifty six 20ga. hammer guns were 0 Grade top levers.
There was one Dollar Grade in 20ga. (obviously a lifter)
Five 0 Grade lifters
One Grade One Top Lever
Four Grade 2 Lifters
Six Grade 2 Top Lever
Three Grade 3 Lifters
Five Grade 3 Top Lever
One Grade 4 Top Lever, with Titanic Steel Barrels

One of our members displayed his beautiful Grade 3 Top Lever 20 Ga. at the 2013 Annual Meeting.

Here is one:

As Edgar said, there were some 20ga Hammer guns displayed at the 2013 Parker Annual Meeting. Here are a few of the pictures I took for the Parker Pages, and the descriptions they provided.

Grade 2, 20ga Lifter with Factory 29" Laminated Steel Barrels on an "O" Frame. Manufactured in 1879 and still in original condition today. This gun is 1 of 15 in all grades, and the only one with 29" barrels.

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7310/...086b1e1b_b.jpg

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2835/...4c889a52_b.jpg

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5517/...35e37b43_b.jpg

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7332/...e9c7544e_b.jpg

According to The Parker Story, only two twenty gauge lifters were made with laminated steel barrels in Grade 3. This is the 28" gun.

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7382/...6fd1d2db_b.jpg

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7343/...e9887802_b.jpg

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2828/...acf3a0c8_b.jpg

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3741/...143db5b2_b.jpg

Mike


your photography does this great gun true justice

As Edgar pointed out ,there are 56 , 20 Ga. Hammer Guns in total ,has there been any documentation of how many are known to exist at this time and what do you suppose the odds are of finding one ????? Similar to winning the Power ball Jack Pot !

Russ, I know of four.....

Only 56, no wonder I gave up looking for a Parker:eek:

I believe the Grade 4 is on the cover of the Serialization Book.

I guess that means we have a bit of a chance ! Like they say ,They are where you find them !!!!!!!!!:)