Can't believe it's mine!

[ken wight]

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.

[ken wight]

Some more

[ken wight]

Last set

[Ed Blake]

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

[Setter Man]

Beautiful gun.

[George Lander]

Nice Parker Ken. You should be proud.

Best Regards, george

[nid-28]

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

[Dean Romig]

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.

[George M. Purtill Member #28]

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

[Autumn Daze]

Congratulations on a great gun Ken!