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Old 02-28-2025, 07:26 AM   #1
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Anybody here get the DH12, last Damascus Parker produced?
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Old 02-28-2025, 09:11 AM   #2
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Anybody here get the DH12, last Damascus Parker produced?
That there Parker was hard to look away from, it was easy on the eyes
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I tried, but failed. Wish I had bought it at the Southern last year. Adding the rake, etc., it went for substantially more than.
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Louis, that gun was not at the Southern last year, was in my gunsafe( belonged to my wife's uncle).
Do you happen to know what it went for approximately.
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Anybody here get the DH12, last Damascus Parker produced?
Harold,

I would like to let you know I won the auction for the DH12. I was actually alerted to this gun by Josh. It fits in real nice with 2 other parkers I have (that Josh sold me). The last Damascus C grade (TPS pg. 718) & the last Damascus B grade. Yes, I'm a sucker for Damascus.
I usually try to get Parkers I am willing to shoot, either birds or clays(and I shoot my Damascus Parkers the most), but when this gun came up for sale I couldn't resist.

Louis, I got to meet you at the 2023 Vintagers At Warrington. You were sitting at my tent when my brother and I showed up. I'm on the right(your left).2023_Vintagers.jpeg

Warrington has since gone out of business and I was able to buy several of their MEC traps to set up a 5 stand on the farm. Gonna get those long barrel Parkers out and stretch their legs.
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Congratulations Jim,

You acquired a special one, I found that one hard to resist!

I really thought about it, but I would have almost felt guilty shooting it since it appeared so close to unfired

If it doesn’t have cool Damascus barrels of some flavor, it isn’t no fun to shoot!

My motto and I’m sticking to it
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That gun was lot # 12 and went for $12,000.
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I asked Josh today what the auction grossed. He said $3.1 million. Not too shabby!!
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That gun was lot # 12 and went for $12,000.
Mike, I think lot #12 was a DHE 16GA. Correct me if I am wrong.

I was interested in that one but $7200.00 was too steep for the condition it was in for me.

I would like to know what the buyer is going to do with that one. I would like to see it if it is restored.
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Mike, I think lot #12 was a DHE 16GA. Correct me if I am wrong.

I was interested in that one but $7200.00 was too steep for the condition it was in for me.

I would like to know what the buyer is going to do with that one. I would like to see it if it is restored.
Folks go a bit nuts over 0 frame 16s lately, don’t you think?
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Folks go a bit nuts over 0 frame 16s lately, don’t you think?
It had everything I wanted in one, but the price. I would have had to have a longer stock made. That additional cost would have had me in to deep.

Funny, in my talk with Josh prior to the auction, he had said, "Well, it's not like it's a $7K gun."
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It had everything I wanted in one, but the price. I would have had to have a longer stock made. That additional cost would have had me in to deep.

Funny, in my talk with Josh prior to the auction, he had said, "Well, it's not like it's a $7K gun."
0 frame hype. We’ve done this.
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