No. 87237 where are you?

[CSL]

Once again interesting history has tipped the scales in favor of keeping a questionable Parker... Just goes to show, never underestimate the appeal of unique provenance when it comes to old doubles... Great find Don...

The next thing you know O'l Murphy will surface with the (Long-Lost) rare Curtis designed Parker Try-Gun that Louis Parker and Dupont Powders professional shooter Jack Fanning had a hand in... Actually shooting these old Parker's rates number 1, but researching their history often runs a close second... And the hunt continues.....

Best, CSL
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[Don Kaas]

You are right, Chris, best lucky find since some guy in Idaho found an original Schreiber photograph of some dudes shooting pigeons in Philadelphia circa 1878.

I measured the barrels and stock dimensions when I got home tonight. .740" bores, chokes .022/.032, .140" over the 2 3/4" chambers and MBWT of +.040 over the rest of the tubes. Interestingly in this early fluid steel Parker-there is no "T" in a circle stamp on the flats, just "Titanic Steel" on the rib. Stock measures zero cast, 13 3/4" lop to end of wood. It would go 14" with its missing SSBP. 5 1/4' butt height. Drop 1 1/4" x 2 1/4" (can you say late 19th century pigeon gun?) No wood needed (f/e is pretty nice) just a repair to a small(ish) crack in the wrist. To do list- Salvage barrels cosmetically, serious cosmetic work on action and a bit of re-engraving by Maitre Gournet. It also appears the top lever was "replaced" and the fit is poor so we'll need to attend to that...Unlike classic car restorations(my former vice) all is not possible (even given sufficient $) with classic guns.

[CSL]

Don, Lets not forget another lucky find of an early (HIGH-DOLLAR-$1K)
Kimble/Kleintz score card found by a guy from illinois, which eventually
found it's way to Vienna, Georgia...

"Drop 1 1/4" x 2 1/4" ~ definitely shootable dimensions... I Look forward to seeing it when finished.

Best, CSL