How desirable 2 frame 16?

[charlie cleveland]

a 1 1/2 frame 16 is gota be rare this is the first i have heard of one of these guns in a 16..phil i believe i would check this gun again and if price were not to bad i would bring it home to stay....charlie

[Phil C]

It appears the gun was made in 1904, I guess it's not too bad to have survived for 111 years. For some reason I thought most 1 1/2 frame guns were made much later, and in 12 gauge. Any one else have a 16 gauge on 1 1/2 frame?

[Bill Murphy]

Nope, there are hardly any of them out there. Never seen one in 55 years of collecting Parkers, but there were probably a couple in a California auction of big frame smallbores more than a few years ago.

[Dean Romig]

I had a 1903 1 1/2 Frame GH 12





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[Phil C]

I am guessing this must have been a special order gun. Looks like there are records. I will make an offer since it seems so Unusual. Barrel lug is definitely marked 1 1/2. I'll try to confirm these letter to the gun before making the offer.

[charlie cleveland]

let us know what turns up on this unusal 16 ga...charlie

[PML]

Originally Posted by Phillip Carr

Well I went to look at. The 16 gauge today, and unfortunately my recall was incorrect. The S/N 129001 was actually a 1 1/2 frame not a 2. I'm guessing this is a lot more common. It's a VH that has a chip in the toe and a pin in the head. Barrel is good, some case still left. Sorry for the false alarm.

That is a rare gun Phil. The 30" barrels alone are desirable to every shooter with a VH 1.5 frame 12 that wants a 2 barrel 2 gauge upland set. I would think guys would line up just to buy the barrels...... or maybe it's just me and Murphy that think this way

Patrick