SO HERE IS A WEIRD ONE

[Garth Gustafson]

Here are a couple of 12 ga DHEs in “excellent condition” offered for sale in Shotgun News, September 1968. $875 in 1968 equates to $6,723 today. Always interesting to see what these fine old guns listed for back in the day.

[Dean Romig]

Very interesting blurb on that CHE Double Trap.
There were only 3 known to have been made with those features especially the 30” barrels. When mine turned up in 2003 it became the 4th known (230760) in that configuration. I sold mine in 2007 for exactly 10x the asking price in this 1968 ad.





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[winplumber]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

Very interesting blurb on that CHE Double Trap.
There were only 3 known to have been made with those features especially the 30” barrels. When mine turned up in 2003 it became the 4th known (230760) in that configuration. I sold mine in 2007 for exactly 10x the asking price in this 1968 ad.





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Did you report the gains on your taxes that year ya never know whos watching

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Steve Huffman

Did you report the gains on your taxes that year ya never know whos watching

Sure did!




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[Researcher]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

Very interesting blurb on that CHE Double Trap.
There were only 3 known to have been made with those features especially the 30” barrels. When mine turned up in 2003 it became the 4th known (230760) in that configuration. I sold mine in 2007 for exactly 10x the asking price in this 1968 ad.
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It is a lot easier for me to come up with $8500 today than it would have been to come up with $850 in 1968. In early 1972 I got a $500 signature loan at the credit union to buy a gun.

[Bill Murphy]

That "Parker Special Steel" marking is really nice. I don't know what else to say except that we would like to see some pictures of the rest of the gun, monobloc line, barrel flat, serial number. Is it really Damascus?

[Craig Budgeon]

In 1968 $25 would have been the equivalent of 8 hours pay for many in the middle class.

[Andrew Frank]

I have a GH Parker with a faked rib stamping as well. I ordered it using cabelas points so I have no actual money into the gun, and it fit well so I kept it. Mine letters to 1891 and was originally damascus steel. I don’t know when but it was sleeved, restocked and re-case hardened the receiver. They also ground off damascus and engraved “spec steel” it’s a good shooter but that’s about it.

[Andrew Frank]

The barrels are sleeved so no damascus pattern, under heavy magnification you can see the pattern on the monoblock. Serial number is 59909 and my Parker letter says damascus.

[Craig Budgeon]

The IRS will be pleased with your response, Dean!