Parker DH 28 ga / 32" Barrels

[JWH]

Not mine but I thought it was worth sharing.

https://www.proxibid.com/Guns-Milita...ation/80655522

"Make: Parker Bros.
Model: SXS
Serial # - Firearms: 217444
Caliber: 28 Gauge
Barrel Length: 32"
Low Estimate: 5000
High Estimate: 7000"

"Beautiful Parker Bros DH shotgun in rare 28 Gauge. 1 of 14 DH grade guns in 28 Gauge with 32" bbls. 97-98% finish on Titanic barrels. Bores are clean and shiny. Parker single stage trigger. Automatic ejections. Engraved game scenes on silvered out receiver. Splinter forend is beautifully checkered with smallest pressure dings on left side of forend. Straight hand stock has prominent checkering and lightest wear to right side of stock that has been professionally re-oiled. Exceptional shield inlay on forend and rear of tang. Skeletonized buttstock with prominent checkering remaining. A Parker Bros book correct firearm. 14 3/8" LOP. Drop at Heel 2 1/8". Drop at Comb 1 5/8". Letter from the Parker Gun Collectors Association Inc. has been acquired. "

[B. Dudley]

High estimate of $7000…. Ha. Whoever put that on it new nothing of the market on such a gun.

[Randy Roberts]

Originally Posted by Brian Dudley

High estimate of $7000…. Ha. Whoever put that on it new nothing of the market on such a gun.

There's a whole bunch of "know nothing" going on with that auction and the Parkers involved.

[edgarspencer]

Originally Posted by Randy G Roberts

There's a whole bunch of "know nothing" going on with that auction and the Parkers involved.

Agreed. That 'write-up' could have been written by my town librarian; thoroughly familiar with books, only as to when they come and go.

[Randy Roberts]

The following excerpt from the description of the 34" 20 Gauge:
Possibly one of the rarest of al Parkers. After reviewing all possibilities and resources, this researcher has concluded this is the ONLY 34" BBL 20 Gauge in any grade made by Parker Bros, V though 1 special.

Really, I guess the cataloger was unfamiliar with 198466, following from the research letter:
Parker shotgun, serial number 198466, was completed on September l,1922. According to
Parker Bros. Stock Book No. 69, it was a DHE hammerless, 20-gauge with a single trigger. It featured
2 sets of Titanic Steel barrels, 34" and 28". Both sets have 7 518" chambers. Its stock configuration
was a straight grip. According to Parker Bros, Stock Book No. 69, its specifications were: Length of
Pull: 14 l/4", Drop at Comb: I 5/8", Drop at Heel: 2 l/4", Weight: 7 pounds, l5 ounces with the 34"
barrels and 7 pounds 6 ounces with the 28" barrels. The chokes were patterned RH 125 pellets and LH
230 pellets of size 8 shot in a 30" circle at 40 yards.

And then there is 113285 on page 339 of the serialization book.

I made Gunslinger Auctions aware of these errors. Their reply "the descriptions were written by a Gentleman that used to own a high end gun shop in CA", their words not mine. They had little interest in making any corrections

[Dean Romig]

I’ll be shocked if that one doesn’t hammer at LEAST at $50k❗️





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[Reggie B]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

I’ll be shocked if that one doesn’t hammer at LEAST at $50k❗️





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I would wager that it will bring in excess of $50k. This is shopping in the big & tall department!

[Randy Roberts]

Originally Posted by Reggie Bishop

I would wager that it will bring in excess of $50k.

I am going to need favorable odds to consider that wager Reggie, very favorable.

[edgarspencer]

Gary Herman and I were discussing these long barreled guns this morning. His remark sent shivers down my spine, but he's right; " If those guns came in the store 40 years ago, they wouldn't sell until we chopped them off to 26" or 28".
It gives me nightmares to think of all the long barreled guns my dad would ignore if they weren't 'upland' guns. It goes to show how these trends go in perfect sine waves of popularity.

edit: I must have had buns on my mind

[Dean Romig]

I have handled a 34” 20 gauge VH just a few years ago. Morris owns it.





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