Why is a 12 ga Parker a "boat anchor" these days?

[stumpstalker]

I have seen it happen in other fields of collecting. The sophisticated, advanced collectors reach a level of “connoisseurship” such that only the most rarified examples gratify.

The unseemly corollary to this is that, in off-hand moments, lesser, run-of-mine pieces are occasionally assigned dismissive or disparaging epithets by those same collectors.

In contrast there was that time I arrived at my club’s trap field bearing a 12-gauge; 2-framed, 30-inch-barelled Trojan, all amid a sea of repeaters; and the comparatively unjaded range officer essentially said, “make way for that special gun”.

[BRDHNTR]

I have a 12 ga boat anchor to post but having difficulty bringing the picture up

[BRDHNTR]

still no pic

[charlie cleveland]

in my last year of buying guns has been slim...I bought that 43 1/2 inch barrel richland 10 ga turned into a 12 ga 3 1/2 inch magnum...a savage model 219 single shot in 22 hornet...and will be getting a stevens 22 crackshot in a few days....for some reason as of late the odd ball single shot 22 s have caught my eyes and heart... and to be honest you can buy several of these little rifles to what a good parker will cost....charlie

[Dean Romig]

Allen Newell sent me these pictures of a Very pretty Parker Grade-0 “Boat Anchor” with beautiful “feather crotch” American black walnut.


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[mobirdhunter]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

Allen Newall sent me these pictures of a Very pretty Parker Grade-0 “Boat Anchor.”


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Yikes! His boat must be a yacht.

[Researcher]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

Allen Newell sent me these pictures of a Very pretty Parker Grade-0 “Boat Anchor” with beautiful “feather crotch” American black walnut.


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That must be a Remington restock, they normally look like this --

235178 04 1930 20-ga VH-Grade stock left.jpg

235178 05 1930 20-ga VH-Grade stock right.jpg

[Rick Riddell]

VH with wood like that, what a treat!

[Jeff Christie]

Charlie- you will have a LOT of fun with the M219 22 Hornet! They are fun little rifles and most shoot very well.

[BRDHNTR]

My boat anchor above is a 12 ga VHE that came out of the estate of my best friend's uncle. It was his wife's gun and the original stock has been significantly cut down so I shipped it out to Brad Bachelder for re-stocking with a blank I bought from Cecil Fredi. Brad did the case colors as well and rust blued the barrels. I don't shoot it that often now as I prefer my 20 ga sxs's but when I do take it out, I get many comments on the wood. I will be eternally thankful that Brad did the restoration on this nice VHE. It's a testament to the quality of work that Brad was known for. RIP Brad and thank you.