This particular Parker is an 1890, "pre-oval" GH, 16-ga, with Damascus barrels, 2 1/2", with Cyl/IC chokes on a O frame. It came with a DH style stock and an era recoil pad, of which I do not know the history, without getting a letter.
Plus, it had ejectors installed at some point. Overall, a great grouse and woodcock gun!
Now for the coolest part...a couple of years ago, I was fortunate enough to find a set of steel, 28" 28-ga barrels, IM/IM, with 2 3/4" chambers, and had them fitted to it! The 28-ga barrels serialize as B grade 20-gauge, made in 1907. One has to assume someone had them made as an extra set for their 20-ga, and the pair was somehow separated. I have a number of Parkers, but this is the coolest set up a guy could ask for!
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