Guns Made for HD Folsom
Going back to a previous thread 4-5 months ago there was discussion on this forum about the guns Parker made for HD Folsom with the special "trap buttplate" The info I have says the mold for this buttplate was sent to Parker by Folsom to be used on special "trap" guns that they ordered. As discussed earlier a few of these guns have come to light, I have a 12ga 30" laminated steel barrel gun, and have talked to others with 10ga guns, most guns that have surfaced are long barrel guns 32" and more. Some of our members have researched and found several "runs" of these guns in 12ga 36", 38" 40" barrels. This winter I had time on my hands and scanned by eye the Parker Serialization book and verified these results, which brings me to my point. I found 4 - 38" 16ga guns ordered, I could not find these in The Parker Story under "grades" I could have missed some but checked twice in all grades. But these guns were usually lower grade guns, I have been lucky enough to find one of these 16ga guns with 38" barrels complete with Parker letter authenticating the gun as correct.It has the Pigeon buttplate, Interestingly on a 0 frame with milled out water table, why I do not know, since the barrels weigh almost as much as the rest of the gun, serial range 46000 I had the gun at the Southern. Does any one else have a 16ga Folsom gun, If so please send me info on it Thanks Gary
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