2020 Parker additions-how about you?

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Craig Larter

Individual purchases were a GH 8/36, PH 8/36 .

I was unaware that you’d acquired a second giant ! I’d enjoy seeing pics of that one of the notion struck you

[edgarspencer]

My daughter found me an interesting VH 28ga. It was from a consecutive order of two 24" guns, being the first 24", 28ga. guns made. The buttstock was equally short, so because the gun matches the letter, I'll set that stock in the closet. Brian Dudley is now installing an original skeet gun stock to it.
I also bought a super nice model 700 Coffee grinder from member Allan Swanson.

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by edgarspencer

I also bought a super nice model 700 Coffee grinder from member Allan Swanson.

What’s the steam oiler on top the coil box hooked up to ?

[edgarspencer]

Originally Posted by CraigThompson

What’s the steam oiler on top the coil box hooked up to ?

1875 Edward S Clark (Boston) steam launch engine. Note, It's an upside-down engine, piston rod comes out the top of the cylinder.

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by edgarspencer

1875 Edward S Clark (Boston) steam launch engine. Note, It's an upside-down engine, piston rod comes out the top of the cylinder.

I would almost be willing to bet you have a New Holland hit and Miss or two hidden up there somewhere ! Another of the things I wish I’d kept instead of selling to buy something else 😂

[David Noble]

My only purchase this year was a Parker Reproduction 28/410 two guage set.
Double trigger, pistol grip, splinter and beaver tail forends.
Both barrels measure 26" with the 28ga having IC/Mod chokes and the
410 Q1 & Q2. Both barrels marked Parker Reproduction Proved on the barrel flats.
The 410 barrels have the Parker legend on the rib, the 28ga has no marking on the rib.
All in the original case with cover.
Does anyone know what the F on the 28ga barrel lug means?

[Wild Skies]

Originally Posted by David Noble

Does anyone know what the F on the 28ga barrel lug means?

Back in 2011 Richard Skeuse answered the F question with this: "The first batch of 28 ga guns that we ordered had that F on the lug. They came that way from Japan. I think the manufacturer misread an accounting code we used for computer codes."

[edgarspencer]

Originally Posted by CraigThompson

I would almost be willing to bet you have a New Holland hit and Miss or two hidden up there somewhere ! Another of the things I wish I’d kept instead of selling to buy something else 😂

Nope but I just acquired a 2 hp IHC Famous vertical.

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by edgarspencer

Nope but I just acquired a 2 hp IHC Famous vertical.

I truely love the old iron and wish I’d kept some of them thirty years ago , however I do not miss the trouble of moving them . It’s a heck of a lot easier to put 4 or 5 cased shotguns in the back seat of my truck over loading an 8 ton traction engine on a low boy But I still like pulling the throttle and driving them around whatever fair or show grounds they’re at . Hence several friends know n the rare times they see me at a show I’m gonna want to run their engine around the grounds .

[Mike of the Mountain]

Let’s see, had my underlifter two barrel 410/28 gun worked on to be tournament ready. Lou Rotelli put a new stock on it and did some tweaking to the internals. Picked up a 32” VHE 12g live bird gun. Fits like a glove!! Also picked up a 28” 16g VH. Did some clean up and trigger work to it and it is now my 16HL event Gun. Picked up a GH 28” 12g with fishtail top-lever early in the year too. Picked up some Lefevers too, but that’s it for the Parker guns.