EH 10 Case Colors and Barrels

[Big Friend Ten (BFT)]

I bought this old duck hammer as a "bolt through the stock" Parker for the hazardous conditions of hunting in duck boats.

I can't seem to leave a gun ugly so I decided to have this 1889 #2 frame 10 gauge restored just enough that it still looked like it might have 100 years ago.

I left the wood as it was with the exception that Jerry Andrews removed the bolt, hid the repair, and recut the checkering. Nice job Jerry!

The barrels were redone in Black and White by Brad Bachelder.

Brad also re-case hardened the receiver for a soft, worn look. I'll let you judge the soft colors and if they fit this gun!

Overall I think this is a good looking duck gun. It is not my best looking Parker but it is one of the most deadly. In it's softly restored condition I shot it out of a layout boat this season without worry of a new scratch or two.

Mark

The album for this gun is at: http://www.parkerguns.org/forums/album.php?albumid=296













This is the same shot as the previous photo but I adjusted the light. Notice how the colors change?:
















This is the hand screw that was mentioned below. The little wear seen here looked much worse in the previous photo. Poor photography does not make a poor gun... so I removed my bad photo!

[10 bore]

i have one like that too a 2 frame EH with 30 in. barrels choked .025 in both barrels at 8 3/4 lbs, boy does it hit the crows; i is the one in my avatar pic. scott

[StubTwist]

Nice work by Mr Andrews - I see no evidence whatsoever of a bolt hole. Never would have known if you had not said anything.

The barrels look brown white, not black white in the pictures. Either way, Brad always does nice work.

Sweet gun.

[Big Friend Ten (BFT)]

Frank,

Thanks! The barrels have a wee bit of a brown hue perhaps accentuated by the brown canvas background.

Same barrels shot with a little more light:

[Bill Murphy]

That is a wonderful gun and a wonderful restoration. What is going on with the hand screw?

[Ray Masciarella]

How is the the "soft, worn" CCH achieved or that is a trade secret. It's cool.

Ray

[Dean Romig]

Pray tell Bill, what is a "hand screw"?

[Big Friend Ten (BFT)]

Bill,

Thanks!!! I did not notice the screw wear when I shot the photo. After your post I inpsected the gun, tightened the screw, and shot another photo. The bad photo is history!

The problem with the screw was a total lack of discipline of the owner/shooter!

Mark

[MarketHunter]

Those colors don't look too soft to me.

D

[Bill Murphy]

Can you comment on the different patterns between the right and left Damascus barrels? Oh, I forgot to say that the gun, the barrels, the receiver, are all something else. I have a covey of tens, but none look like yours.