Parker two barrelled two ga. set

[C.O.B.]

I would bet there are/were more than ten "all up" sets as my 16GHE is a skeet/trap set and letters with all the extras, SST,BTF, VR and the GHE 12 was the set up the same way. Both sets of bbls have their own forarm. It would seem unlikely to me that I would have two of the ten. The GHE 20 was a field gun with 28 & 30 inch bbls, PG, splinter forarms and DT. I wish I had that one back

[C grade]

E. Robert
Some further research on the CHE 20/20 skeet indicates that it is the only one made. TPS states tht only seven 20 ga skeet guns were manufactured and this seem to be the only two barrel set. A blind hog found an acorn!
David

[Labowner]

Yes, I've heard that happens once in awhile.

My guess is that two barrel 20 ga skeet gun is quite valuable if Galazan's is able to get their price they are asking for a CHE 12 ga. Skeet $14995.00

[Chip Beckford]

HI All, well I got the factory letter yesterday, Wow is this neat. The gun was ordered 2/2/1890 and shipped to the John Meunier Gun Company in Milwaukee on May 26, 1890. All the info as to the gun is the same as the info I have, GH hammerless 16 GA. Dam. Steel Barrels, 28 inches long, capped stock , full/mod, weight 7 lbs 8 oz. Price was $80.00! It was shipped back to Parker on April 24th 1891 buy Meuneir Gun Co. to fit 12 GA. 30 inch Twist barrels chocked full/full weight 8 lbs. cost $30.00 It was returned by Frank Meixner in Milwaukee in Feb 1899 to fix the action, and again in April of 1902 by Frank Meixner to solder rib and rebrown barrels. Mark also included a note that 2 barreled two ga. sets are rare. (even a blind hog finds acorns) and that I should try to fix the stock. I am not sure this is possible due to the damage and will check that out. It would need extensive restoration on the stock as the checkering is sanded off and the stock comb is slimmed and there is a hump about 3 inches from the butt. I am thrilled with this information as I am familiar with John Meuneir Gun Company as he was very well known in this area for Schutzen rifles and catering to the German community. Any help on thoughts on restoration is appreciated. I will try to get some pictures as soon as posible. Thanks to all of you who have helped so far, you are a great bunch, and this is fun!

Chip

[Researcher]

Some years ago I picked up this well used 1889-vintage heavy 2-frame Damascus barrel 12-gauge, that was back to Meriden some time after 1918 for a set of 32-inch Vulcan Steel, 3-inch chambered, 20-gauge barrels with forearm. The 12-gauge Damascus barrels are very thick and straight with little or no swamp and the gun weighs just over nine pounds with them in place. The 20-gauge barrels swamp a lot and the gun weighs 8 pounds 4.5 ounces with them in place. I displayed this gun at The Vintage Cup at Sandanona in 2005, and also had it with me and showed it around some at Pintail Point in 2008, though I was working the A.H. Fox Collectors booth then.

[ED J, MORGAN]

THE 2010 RAFFLE GUN a GHE is a two barrel set.

[C grade]

Austin
Thank you. I had no idea two barrel sets were that unusual. I shoot a nice DH 12/12 with a 30" Mod/full and a 28' imp/mod. I also have a CHE 20/20 28" skeet /skeet & 28" mod/full. I treasure those guns and now even more so.
Thanks
David

[Labowner]

With only a 164 fluid steel 20 ga. CH's I would think yours is very uncommon David.

[Bruce Day]

CH SN 65,557, heavy 12ga Bernard, light 10ga Damascus. #2 frame.

[Bruce Day]

There is a good stockist up in Wisconsin somewhere who is a buddy of Glenn Fewless. Suggest you private message Glenn and ask about his buddy. He and Glenn came up to the last UP shoot and to the Puglisi Duluth shoot.

The trouble with most aftermarket stocks is that they do not look like Parker stocks.