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Originally Posted by Bob Brown
I've been waiting awhile for my latest Parker purchase to finally arrive. There is a Canada Post strike going on so no packages or mail has been moving through them for the past few weeks. CP is the only way to ship a firearm to an individual here, though UPS will ship to a firearms business. I found a business about an hour away willing to take it and picked it up on Monday.
She's a VH 16 with a capped pistol grip stock and 26" barrels. Sounds like a nice nimble little grouse gun so far. I'm not a big fan of 26" barrels. Too fast and whippy. That's not a problem with this one. The wee beast is 8 lbs, five oz. I did a few quick measurements and there are a few things that make me wonder. It is a 3 frame. She was made in 1904 and the serial number appears to have order book and stock book info so I'm hoping the letter sheds more light on it's purpose.
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Be interesting to measure the chokes. A tightly choked 26" would seem odd, but an 8-1/4 # 16 gauge upland gun would seem even more so.
Did you buy through an auction or a sales listing? Any info there?