20 ga

[10 bore]

Ok, who won the 32 in VH 20 ga. on the "parker lettered" 2 frame on gunbroker last night??

[B. Dudley]

Tell me about it! What a rare one! I was out of it once it went over $3k.

I was surprised at the ending price.

It would have been great if the gun still had the 16g. barrels and forend too.

What gets me about the letter is that the order book state to "make as light as can" but they used a 2 frame for a 20/16g. set. I would figure they would use a 1 frame for light weight. Must have been a balance thing with the 32" barrels.

[Setter Man]

How much did it sell for?

[Bill Murphy]

Brian, in reading the PGCA letter, I take the comment about "light as can" to refer to the 16 gauge bird barrels. The unstruck weight of the barrels is 4-15. A swamped set of 28" 16 gauge barrels could be made well over a pound lighter than the 20 gauge barrels, making a seven pound or less gun. Jay, the gun sold for $4725 plus shipping.

[Bill Murphy]

I am surprised that no chamber length was requested. My old (long gone) #2 frame 32" 20, #153,333, also ordered in April 1910 by Orren R. Dickey, was ordered with 2 7/8" chambers for 3" shells. Another big 20 was ordered about the same time by Iver Johnson in the identical configuration, also with long chambers. Does anyone know where my old gun, #2 frame 20, 32" barrels, ball grip, original dogs head butt, #153,333, is? I would make a generous offer to get it back.

[tom tutwiler]

Was a fun auction to watch. Was watching it and the early C grade Fox at the same time. Some interesting guns are showing up on GB now.

[Chris T.]

Does anyone still have the link to the auction, I'd like to see it.

[Bill Murphy]

GB 414416371

[B. Dudley]

I was speaking with someone this morning that said they saw the 16g barrels sell on auction about 8 months ago. So they are out there. Maybe the buyer of the gun also has the barrels. What luck if so.

[Chris T.]

Thanks Bill. There are a lot of long barreled guns in/around that group of serial numbers. Many 32-34" 12 ga. several of them are "pigeon guns".