Can't believe it's mine!
 

1912 DHE 16 gauge 1 frame, I was told it went to New York to have a beaver tail fore arm installed, probably explanes the hole in the rib just before the barrel lug, I don't know the chokes yet but in the process of ordering a letter,
do you think the barrels have been refinished or origional? if the photos are not detailed enough I will make another attempt.

Some more
 

Some more

last set
 

Last set

The hole in the under rib means the barrel has probably been refinished, but that takes nothing away from it. Great gun.

Beautiful gun.

Nice Parker Ken. You should be proud.

Best Regards, george

Ed is right! That is a drain hole in the bottom rib from a reblue. A great looking gun--shoot it in good health.

By "to New York" I guess you mean Remington in Ilion. It certainly has the correct forend lug and forend iron so it looks exactly like factory work and when the forend lug was replaced the barrels were probably reblued at the same time. The blueing looks like a Remington sheen... ever so slightly coarser than original Parker Bros. sheen and Remington would have drilled the hole too.

You have a very nice DHE.

jealous
 

I am jealous. She is sweet. Why on earth has the 16 gauge become an orphan? You can hardly get shells for them, relatively speaking.

Enjoy

Congratulations on a great gun Ken!