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I acquired an AHE 12ga 30" #2 frame with Acme steel barrels and ball grip from 1922.
It has some interesting features and I wanted to share with the group. I love the relief scene of the dog with a bird in it's mouth on the bottom.

Quite awesome! Great find.

No offense, but at first glance, the ducks on the right side looked like barn pigeons. What an awesome gun, I wish it were in my safe. :bowdown:
Makes you wonder is it was carried by a lefty... The scratches on the barrels look like they could be from a diamond ring.

Sweet!!.....The belly engraving is outstanding, the dead bird looks as real as any I have seen engraved on steel. That's a good one to own! SXS Ohio

yes - great gun and great dog- i wonder if that was a special order based on the owner's favorite companion

A very nice A for sure. The engraving style looks like it may have been done by Frederick Anschutz. The 1922 period is correct for his time with Parker Bros. when he was chief engraver.





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Thank you for sharing your gun.

It has many interesting features based on my observations.

The side scenes extending all the way to the frame scuplting around the axle cover screw is interesting. A good example of how all bets are off on the engraving of these high grade guns. Every one is truely one of a kind.

I suspect that the stock on this gun may have been worked over since it does not have flur-de-lis drop points on it. But instead more of a D/C type pont. But still not quite right looking. And the checkering looks recut.

DC?

i expect he is saying it resembles a grade D or C drop point behind the panel

Dave,
this is truly a unique Parker, and on these high grade guns I think there could be a number of requests that could be made. I have never seen a gun this late with the gold covered half pistol grip. I have a feeling that this gun was for a Parker family friend, A prize for a shoot, of a exhibition gun. It is way beyond standard engraving. Thank you for the photo.