10 ga PH on a #6 frame ?

[Milton C Starr]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

Some early #6 frame tens were originally eights. They were rebarreled when eight gauges were outlawed for migratory birds. What auction was the $1800 #6 frame sold? With a serial number, we can tell you if it was originally an eight or a ten. My #6 frame ten was rebarreled in fluid steel, was originally an eight. I overpaid substantially for that gun, but "Just had to have it." It has a very interesting history as the gamegetter for a Nebraska family who lived off the land from pioneer days.

It was a auction on icollector , not sure what the middle 10 gauge was .
The bottom one was listed as a PH 12 ga . They didnt list any serial #s ,
would they have rebarreled a 8 gauge post 1918 with damascus 10 ga barrels ?

A Parker with a 10 ga and 8 ga barrel set would be near perfect , 8 ga for turkey and the 10 ga for waterfowl .

Yes I think that often you have to overpay to get the old sxs you want .
Seems alot of the prices are determined by throwing a dart at a board .
Though a dealer and private seller are going to sometimes have different ways of thinking on prices .