Vent Rib Guns
 

I’ve seen Parker vent rib guns in 12-16 and 20 . And I think a 28 . Am I correct on the 28 and were there any vent rib 410’s ? While I’m at it anyone ever see a factory Parker vent rib 10 ?

Well I looked in the fat cumbersome book of the two volume set at the table for vent rib guns and a saw a few 28’s several 410’s and TWO 10’s .

I have seen all three gauges in vent rib, but they are very scarce on the collector market.

Here are a couple of pics from the auction of Robert Stack's BHE 28-gauge --

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and DHE .410-bore --

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General Billy Mitchell’s BHE 10ga is a special vent rib 10ga. It’s probably the finest steel barreled big bore Parker extant -

I’ll post photos of it later-

There are 6 410’s in the book I believe but I have seen 2 other late Remington guns that were certainly original not in the records…so 8 for sure.

I seem to remmember discussing a 410 vent with you last year now that you mention it !

I have seen and handled a 32 inch BHE vent rib 410. It's spectacular. I sold a VHE VR 20 skeet gun a couple of years ago and have VR guns in 16 & 20.

I have a G grade Damascus vent rib gun. The barrels do not have the flat extension rib so I assume they were installed after the production date of the gun. I am not sure the rib is Damascus, but it is marked Damascus Steel. Unusual gun for sure.

I “had” a VHE 12 32” vent rib Monte Carlo stock trap gun all lettered to the gun you’ve I’m sure seen me with it before , but the key word here is “had” . I also not to long ago was able to shoulder an A-1 Special 32” 12 vent rib , let’s just say if I owned that A-1 it WOULD go in the Colombaire ring !