Parker DH 'E'
 

At the recommendation of the guys on the Doubleshotgun forum I post this here.

I have now ventured into the relm of Parkers having picked my first one up in a DH 'E' at the Calgary gun show last week. It has 30 inch damascus barrels, splinter forearm, English straight grip stock, twin ivory beads, double triggers, crumbled period recoil pad, on a 2 frame and mfg in 1903.

I have few questions about the gun. First it appears it has 3rd party after market ejectors installed as noted on the forearm. Can I call it a DHE? And what if anything does that do to the collector value?

I'd like to know more about the numbers and letters on the barrel flats?

The right ejector is not working and the receiver/barrel fit is slightly loose, so now the question is who can fix it? Del Grego declined and I'm not entirely sure who the other Parker smiths are in the US. And I'd rather not venture into the last fiasco I had with a gunsmith.

Someone mentioned the gun came with a pistol grip. Whoever and however it was converted to a straight grip did a good job and the long tang looks very original to me, but that is an amateur's opinion.

Comments appreciated.

See images here: http://postimg.org/gallery/1rm10j69c/

Your gun looks like a straight grip conversion. The toe line is not as straight as it ideally should be for a factory SG gun. And the checkering is not correct either.

It does have aftermarket ejectors.

What exactly is happening with the right ejector?

Whatever issue it has, it likely might just be a damaged part or worn part. I do see in your photo that the right side trip rod end in the frame looks a little messed up as compared to the left. Maybe that is contributing to your problem.

The right ejector is not doing anything at all. While it acts as an extractor it does not set and spring open when the gun is opened.

Is the tang a Parker factory tang?

The trigger guard itself does look like a factory guard.

Here is a link to the ejector patient.
http://www.google.com/patents/US636650

A collection of Parker Bros. guns with various after-market ejectors and/or single triggers would make an interesting display as well as an interesting article for Parker Pages.

I couldn't agree more Dave.






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It is apparent that Fisher's design, as shown in the patent drawings, was based on incorporation into a Parker hammerless shotgun, though he refers to it's potential suitability in 'breech loading' guns. It's difficult to see, but it looks like it may have been simpler than the design used by Parker Bros., and without the little "foot" that likes to break off.

DH E
 

A nice gun, interesting, a little restoration work and she could be a nice shooter. Not to be a wise guy but I believe the hinge pin is in backwards. Sorry. M

Judging by the condition of the screw in the right barrel flat and the damage to the corresponding ejector trip rod in the front of the frame, that right ejector mechanism had been the source of much frustration over the life of the gun.






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