Sad news to report for those of you that have been seeking a graded 16 gauge with 32" barrels on the 1 1/2 frame, the ocean just got a little smaller. Let me explain. I have been searching for a 16 bore donor gun for a project I have had in mind for some time. Finally came across a candidate, enter Parker DHE #152535. Manufactured in 1909 and configured as SG, SFE, DT and 32" Titanic barrels. After some conversation with the Seller it was determined that the barrels had been cut to 28", painful !! He did state they had a little choke left in them which didn't matter to me, all I wanted was the breech end to monoblock. We discussed the gun in some detail at which time I was informed it was a 1 frame gun. Quite honestly I never saw a pic of the gun and agreed to buy it based upon the description as offered. That and the Seller shipped it to me for inspection prior to payment.
So now I am expecting this 1 frame 32" gun that has been cut to be delivered. It just got worse, somehow during shipping it morphed into a 1 1/2 frame gun ! All told what was once a very special configuration with some nice engraving has now had the barrels cut, chambers lengthened, forcing cones all but gone, and some rather peculiar shaping to the stock comb and heel. I don't have the words, just a desire to vomit. The stock shield has the initials LCH engraved in it and there are records available so I suppose I should order a letter. There is one bit of good news in that absolutely not one of those modifications matters for this project. It will still work just fine for the donor gun.
Like I said earlier if you have been seeking an already nearly impossible configuration to find the ocean just got smaller.
The Donor
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