PH 10 ga

[NateHawley]

Got lucky and picked up another Parker the other day with some old Ithacas. Got a good deal on it and couldn't pass it up. Not seeing any issues. The action is tight still. No cracks in the stock. It's not in perfect condition but I've seen worse. Haven't decided if I'm going to keep it yet though. Anything I'm not seeing?

[B. Dudley]

Looks like an honest unmolested gun. Interesting that it is marked as. PH and not an NH. They did drop the NH nomenclature at a certain point.

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Brian Dudley

Looks like an honest unmolested gun. Interesting that it is marked as. PH and not an NH. They did drop the NH nomenclature at a certain point.

I’ve got a 10 gauge GH if memory serves that was made 1906ish . Think that was about the time they quit using EH and NH .

[Larry the Gun Guy]

Originally Posted by Brian Dudley

Looks like an honest unmolested gun. Interesting that it is marked as. PH and not an NH. They did drop the NH nomenclature at a certain point.

According to TPS on page 265 the year they changed from NH to PH was 1905 and they were not listed in the 1907 catalog. And then the year that this gun was made, 1917, they dropped the twist steel barrels and only offered them in Parker Steel (fluid steel) barrels after that, until they dropped the PH all together in 1927. If we knew how long the barrels were we could see, a little better, as to how rare this gun might be. 30" & 32" were the vast majority of the guns.
As the song says: You don't know what you've got TELL IT'S GONE.

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Larry Stauch

According to TPS on page 265 the year they changed from NH to PH was 1905 and they were not listed in the 1907 catalog. And then the year that this gun was made, 1917, they dropped the twist steel barrels and only offered them in Parker Steel (fluid steel) barrels after that, until they dropped the PH all together in 1927. If we knew how long the barrels were we could see, a little better, as to how rare this gun might be. 30" & 32" were the vast majority of the guns.
As the song says: You don't know what you've got TELL IT'S GONE.

I got hung up on the EH/GH 10’s and have acquired 28 , 30 , 32 and 34 inch . Supposedly they made less than 20 of the 34” guns and less than 70 of the 28” ones . I’d like to have factory original EH 24” and or 26” but they’re less than ten of each length if my memory is correct . 34” is plenty long enough for me so possible 36” 38” and 40” I’ll leave to Mr. Roberts and Mr. Hoover

[Randy Roberts]

Originally Posted by CraigThompson

I got hung up on the EH/GH 10’s and have acquired 28 , 30 , 32 and 34 inch . Supposedly they made less than 20 of the 34” guns and less than 70 of the 28” ones . I’d like to have factory original EH 24” and or 26” but they’re less than ten of each length if my memory is correct . 34” is plenty long enough for me so possible 36” 38” and 40” I’ll leave to Mr. Roberts and Mr. Hoover

Craig I recently acquired a 32" steel barreled PH 10 that weighs in just a tick over 9.5 lbs. That's about all the weight I care to be swinging. I am going to step down and let Mr. Hoover handle those heavy weight big bores. He's much better suited for that sort of gun than yours truly.

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Randy G Roberts

Craig I recently acquired a 32" steel barreled PH 10 that weighs in just a tick over 9.5 lbs. That's about all the weight I care to be swinging. I am going to step down and let Mr. Hoover handle those heavy weight big bores. He's much better suited for that sort of gun than yours truly.

What length is your first 10 gauge ? That ones a 34 incher correct ?

Mr. Hoover is a fair bit younger than you and I so he's better suited to swing those big brutes

The Grade 2 top lever 32" gun I bought at Hauseman's last june is plenty heavy enough . I can do well enough with it but at 10 1/2 pounds that one will tire you out over a tower shoot or a 100 bird round .

[winplumber]

I like it alot!

[Chris Robenalt]

Better keep it!

[Mills]

Turkey season is just around the corner too.