My first Parkers after years of wanting one

[Milton C Starr]

I just got back from picking up my first Parkers and its amazing to finally hold it . The fellow who works at the FFL I believe his name is Ben . He said the first thing he noticed when he opened the box was the beautiful damascus pattern .
A old thread I dug up on here about 116794 revealed the pattern is or was called rubin royal which is a bit different than the twist pattern you would usually see on a NH/PH .

The weight is not bad I think its 12 3/3lbs but as Ben pointed out its very well balanced for such a large gun , I think that is probably due to how the barrels have alot of taper to them . They start huge at the breech of the #6 frame and look to taper down to the muzzle to what youd see on normal sized 10 gauge doubles .

Even with being such a big gun the pistol grip fits my hands perfectly and I consider myself to have small hands but the grip is not what I would call meaty or beefy . Actually I would say the pistol grip feels slimmer than the pow grips on the two english 10 gauges I had . The stock fits me like a glove , perhaps Mr.Sims Sankey was around my stature . When I shouldered the big Parker it felt like it was made for me , I was really surprised . I have read alot of times these old doubles from back then the stock measurements can be ill suited for modern shooters .

As a first Parkers I think its amazing and I am pretty proud to have been able to pick it up . Once again I have to thank Mr. Josh Loewensteiner for making it possible .