2 Frame 10 gauges

[10 bore]

i have a 2 frame EH with 30 in. barrels made in 1889 that is 8 3/4 lbs, choked .025 in each side. it is my avatar pic next to the fat mallard. i love mine scott

[Bill Murphy]

#2 frame EH grade Damascus tens are pretty common. I have one with 28" barrels that weighs about what yours does. My #2 frame 27" Damascus DH ten weighs about 7 1/4 pounds. They were obviously ordered as bird guns. I have never seen a #2 frame fluid steel ten gauge Parker. DH ten #71767 was made on a #1 frame with 26" barrels, but I don't know the ordered or completed weight. Maybe Mark would look it up for us and post the order book and stock book weights of that unusual gun. This gun, #71767, may actually weigh under seven pounds.

[Bill Murphy]

Concerning the hickory rod, consider that any Parker could be a restock with the rod. A PGCA letter may shed light on whether the gun has been restocked.

[PML]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

Concerning the hickory rod, consider that any Parker could be a restock with the rod. A PGCA letter may shed light on whether the gun has been restocked.

It is not a restock. It is just an old brown gun that has seen alot of use. I should have weighed it before I cleaned it up, It may have been closer to 8lbs with all the crud that it was holding. Thanks for the info Bill.

Patrick