Two barrel sets

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

Dean, that sounds like an interesting gun. Is there more information available?

Yes there is Bill and I'll PM you with the information because this is on the open forum and the gun is for sale as far as I know.

[C.O.B.]

I have had 3 sets that came from the factory with a second set of barrels and two that have had a second set added.

I'm with Kevin in that I'd rather have two 20's a 26 inch gun and another with 28 or 30 inch barrels than one gun with the second set. Any excuse for another gun

[Bill Murphy]

My favorite two barrel sets are my "made up" sets. Any time I feel like selling one of these guns, I can remove the "made up" or "added" barrels and sell the gun as original. One is an 0 Grade 32" 12 gauge #2 frame hammer gun. The added set is a nice set of 30" ten gauge Twist barrels that fit as if they were made for the gun. Another is a nice NH 30" Twist gun on a #3 frame. The added barrels are a set of ten gauge Titanic steel that fit perfectly. My GHE 0 frame 16 gauge Damascus 28" gun has a set of 26" 16 gauge Parker Special Steel barrels that appeared in the early seventies, just a couple of years after I bought the gun. This is the gun that also wears my 32" 20 gauge A-1 Special barrels while I wait for the gun and other set of barrels to appear. All of these except the GHE 16 were fitted at home with very minor filing or none at all. The GHE went to Larry Del Grego Sr. so a serial number could be stamped on the fluid steel barrels. It is the only non original two barrel set that I have bothered to change the serial number on. You never can tell when the original gun matching the barrels will come along.

[Autumn Daze]

You guy's have a very short memory. Check Volume 16 Issue number 4 Page 46

[Hammer Gun]

I believe that there were a lot more guns sent back to the factory to have the extra set of barrels made than left the factory as two barrel sets, I agree with Kevin, better to get another Parker. By the way my twenty gauge lifter, which was the first twenty, was sent back in 1901 for another set of barrels, 20g 28" damascus to be fitted to the gun and the only difference was the chokes! They asked that the original barrels be cleaned up. I do not have but one set with the gun would love to find the other set ser# 4634 any body knows where they might be? Thanks Gary

[Blind Dog]

This 20ga VHE gets used with either set of bbls where useful; the 32"ers (F&F) for pheasants in the field and the 28"ers (IC& Mod) for grouse and woodcock and quail in dog trials. The safetyless SST gun probably not ordered for those purposes, but it works.

[Paul Stafford III]

Originally Posted by Rich Anderson

Somehow I think the "free look" period has passed. The 12ga Bernard ejector barrels were a good value in the barrels themselves as they were added to the gun at a later date and could be sold seperately if need be. I'll hold on to them as they are good "stuff to have".

I would be first in line for those 12ga Bernard's as I'm still trying to find a set for my C grade.

[George M. Purtill Member #28]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

You might want to contact the previous owner and ask for a "value rebate"

How much value does each set add?
remember, Parker was quite pricey to get the extra set of barrels.

[C.O.B.]

I would think the type of barrels would be the deciding factor. For example the Hollywood gun is a vent rib and BTF 2 bbl set. An extra set of vent rib bbls would be hard to find. Also does the second set have a forarm, are they extractor or ejector, small bore, length ect all determine the added value.

I recently sold a GH 16 0 frame damascuss with an added set of damascuss 20ga bbls with their own forarm. I know the person I bought the gun for paid an extra $2K for the second set of 20ga bbls.

[George Lander]

My 12 bore CH was originally built in 1899 with 32 inch Bernard Steel barrels. It was sent back to Parker three times, according to the letter. The last time it was fitted with 32 inch Titanic barrels. All at "no charge". I have both sets although the Bernard barrels have been shortened to 28 inches.

Best Regards, George