What did you add to your Parker Collection in 2016??

[Craig Larter]

What did you add to your Parker Collection in 2016?? I ask this question every year. I added two and sold none. How about you?. A nice 16ga hammerless GHE 30" F/F serial number 150714, the perfect upland gun for me built on a #1 frame 6lbs 14 oz. It made the trip to SD for a great pheasant hunting adventure. Not a closet queen but a nice original hunting gun, headed to AZ for a Mearns quail hunt in Jan.
Also added an original D grade top lever hammer gun shipped to A.H. Worrest ( inventor of the Invincible Single Trigger) in 1901 12ga 30". Nice ball grip.
I had a PH in nice condition for sale but fortunately it didn't attract any buyers so I decided to keep it. Vintage shotguns are a sickness.

[OH Osthaus]

not sure if projects qualify as collections

i did pick up a 1 of 16 (according to TPS) 10 ga 28" barreled D hammer gun in a repro case, well used but interesting (unless you are standing next to it under the 5 stand roof at Hausmans from what I am told )



Projects -

a VH 12ga 32" 3 frame - three breaks in the stock's wrist made a good project- once the checkering is redone it should be quite presentable -it even made the home page photo



and a Grade two 10ga hammer 3 frame 32" that was in rough shape but cleaned up leaving lots of case color under what was lots of rust, and the stock damage was repaired - needs an after pic in the album





and - a Parker grinder

did let a 10ga hammer gun go

[Quigley97]

I was very fortunate to have the opportunity to add a pristine 12ga GH #64749 mfg. 1891. This piece could not have been used much at all. Not a mark anywhere, 30" F&F Damascus. Pattern is very close to 80 to 90% and the bores are like mirrors. Sorry my little camera did not come through with pictures worth posting.
Tom

P.S. The 12GA hammer Grade#1 in my avatar was also acquired this year. Mfg. 1884, 32" IC in the right side and mod. in the left.

[Dean Romig]

This has been such a whirlwind of a year I'm not sure how many I have bought (between two and four) and I think I sold a couple of guns. I'm very happy with my purchases and not entirely sad to see the others go.
I have several project guns and I've made a promise to my self that I would try not to buy any more until the current projects are completed.... but it may be a hard promise to keep...

Top picture is "after" Chris Dawe did his magic on a fabulous stock & forend from one of my hammer gun projects.

Bottom picture is a wonderful 16 gauge lifter..... the only one made with 27" barrels. Oh, did I mention the barrels are Parker-made Laminated Steel?




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[Brush Buster]

I managed to pick up two in the same week !!!!! Both 16 Gauge guns a 32" barreled Parker and a 22" barreled Parker ,I wish the 22" had the condition of the 32! Oh yes I almost forgot the GHE Vent Rib Gun with 32" Barrels ,SST and Beavertail Forend !!! Quite a year !

[Spin Drift]

The tax deduction, Very Pretty Daughter got full ride to Alabama Law School, so I might be able to buy something in Vegas. Last time there bought four 16ga's.

[Hammer Gun]

Added three, sold two, the adds BHE 20, grade 3 TL titanic, grade 6 10 gauge lifter. Sold BHE 20, 225.00 grade 10gauge, Gary

[B. Dudley]

No guns here really, but i was able to add to my collection of parts a good number of NOS stuff from the old Lefever operation. And I was able to acquire some interesting project guns from Bill's estate.

[Dean Romig]

Bill who?





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[B. Dudley]

Bill Scwartz. One of the owners of the Lefever operation. He passed earlier this year.