16ga Three Frame?

[Don Kaas]

Well, if it's not a 3 frame (fairly rare in VH grade) it is certainly a #2 frame. My (and Destry's) kind of gun. It is a pity about the short barrels and the remaining open chokes as they defeat the purpose of a small bore waterfowler. I once bought a GH 16g 30" on a #3 frame but returned it as it had a few too many issues. My 32" 8lb #2 frame 3" 20 gauge will have to suffice. I picked up my #1 frame 32" .025/.025 choked 16 gauge VHE just yesterday at the stockers. At 7 1/4 lbs even, I look forward to taking it to Quebec at the end of September and whacking a few ducks with it

[Bill Murphy]

Yes, it is a #3 frame 16, with 28" original Vulcan Steel barrels. I'm sure we all thought they had been cut. I don't know how it was originally choked, but today it has original .665 bores, cylinder in the right barrel and .005 in the left. I doubt that it left the factory that way. I have procrastinated sending for a letter because I want to order several and am getting the information together for Mark. The gun is listed in the stock book at 8 pounds, 13 ounces, and the actual weight is 8 pounds, 8 ounces. I shot a round of skeet with it today and it is a horse. No recoil at all with one ounce game loads. I will report back when I get order book information. One thing we know is that the gun was special ordered with "figured wood", an unusual spec for a VH grade. It is about the whitest Parker I have ever seen, extreme field wear on every surface, but not a sign of any dents, deep scratches, or abuse, and totally original with great screws.

[J.B. Books]

Bill did you check the chamber length? Were there any 3 inch 16ga shells floating around at the turn of the century? Was this built as part of a multi barrel set by any chance?