Parker,Meriden Manu. Co. "Gun of 1866", is this one of those? Serial# 188!

[B. Dudley]

That T-latch looks to be in very good overall shape. Way above average.

[David Noble]

That is a survivor for sure!
It appears from the pictures that the extractors are missing. They are long thin square or triangular rods that are held in by the small studs on the barrel flats.
They had an upturn at the chamber that pushed the shells out a bit. They were apparently Parker's first attempt at mechanical extractors and were very rudimentary.
I once owned a T latch gun serial number 70. It still had the extractors but they would fall out easily.
I believe your barrels are decarbonized steel. What length are they?

[Brian Keating]

The length of the barrel appears to be 27.5"!! And, it appears extractors are missing!! Whats the odds of finding a set? Whats that other # (32)refer to? An approx. value would also be helpful! Thanks, BPK!!

[edgarspencer]

BPK, My dad was also born and raised in Meriden. The family had a farm up on Wall St., and my grandfather worked at Parker Brothers. He was not a gun guy, though my dad was. One day when I was pretty small, we were visiting the grandparents (they moved to Wethersfield in 1930) and my dad told me to go upstairs and get a gun that was under his old bed. It was a T Latch just like yours, and I have no doubt it had always been in his family.
I traded it for a 1911 Colt. My dad thought that was smart, but I wish I'd kept the T Latch.