Please help determine value and condition of my Parker Brothers 16 gauge

[ArtS]

I was looking through old threads and read this one today. I did look at the pictures, and realized that the gu (per the TG) is 141876 as stated. The forend iron, is marked 140876. The barrel number isn't visible. Seems strange to be off by exactly 1000, but also I would bet the forend, iron and stock were all switched at the same time. Neither gun appears in the serialization book, but both numbers indicate factory records are available.

This was a big year for Parker production (around 7000 guns) but they went through a period of almos 3000 serial numbers with no VH guns listed, but missing numbers may be in the majority durung that period. Immediately before and after. Vulcans were built in huge blocks.

Interesting, but this particular gun appears to have been put together aftermarket with bits and pieces.

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Arthur Shaffer

This was a big year for Parker production (around 7000 guns) but they went through a period of almos 3000 serial numbers with no VH guns listed, but missing numbers may be in the majority durung that period. Immediately before and after. Vulcans were built in huge blocks.

You have made the observation that no Grade 0 guns appear in the Serialization book but that there are surviving records…

When the books were being transcribed there are ranges where guns of Grade 2, 1, 0 and OV were omitted. The only guns appearing in the Serialization within those ranges are Grade 3 and higher. The actual reason for this omission is still a puzzle and there are several ranges of serial numbers within which this is evident… but in many cases these records exist and are available for a research letter.





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[Bill Murphy]

I believe that the omission of gun below grade 3 from the serialization book is merely a time issue. The writers and their transcribers went on to more important work. Charlie or someone commented on that issue back when.