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What is the significance of my 16/20 DHE gun having Titanic 16 ga. barrels and Vulcan 20 ga. barrels? The 16 is the original set but I believe the gun was sent back to Parker for the 20 ga. set to be fitted. One forend fits both sets of barrels. Both numbered correctly to the frame.
I have read somewhere that this was done at times at the request of the owner to save $$$$ on the added barrel set. Is this a reasonable assumption, and if so what would have been the difference in the price? The gun dates to 1929, but no idea what year it went back for the 20 ga. barrels.
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01-06-2025, 08:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Stan Hillis
What is the significance of my 16/20 DHE gun having Titanic 16 ga. barrels and Vulcan 20 ga. barrels? The 16 is the original set but I believe the gun was sent back to Parker for the 20 ga. set to be fitted. One forend fits both sets of barrels. Both numbered correctly to the frame.
I have read somewhere that this was done at times at the request of the owner to save $$$$ on the added barrel set. Is this a reasonable assumption, and if so what would have been the difference in the price? The gun dates to 1929, but no idea what year it went back for the 20 ga. barrels.
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That is not uncommon. Yes, the buyer was paying for the barrels. It was half the price of the gun. So a lot of money could be saved on an extra set by down grading. And the forend wood/metal would be finished to the same grade of the barrels.
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