20Ga. Lifter

[Harry Schlott]

Hello All,
I am watching an auction for a Parker Lifter. It says it's a 20 ga Damascus. The grade looks to be at least a #2. My question is , Did Parker make lifters in 20ga.?

[Dean Hanson]

Harry, the gun you're watching is a 10 gauge. It is misrepresented. The gun is a grade 3. Parker did make lifter 20 gauges, about 15 total. Several members here are lucky enough to own one.

[Steiner]

I found a thread from 2019 where someone estimated 15(+-) 20 gauge lifters made.

[Researcher]

On the 1882 price list 12-gauge guns were the base price. In the lower grades a 10-gauge was $5 more but the same as a 12-gauge in Grade 3 and higher. In all grades 16- & 20-gauges were $15 more than a 12-gauge and 8-gauges were $35 more than a 10-gauge. So, I don't imagine many folks were springing for those pipsqueak guns.

[Steiner]

Originally Posted by Dean H Hanson

Harry, the gun you're watching is a 10 gauge. It is misrepresented. The gun is a grade 3. Parker did make lifter 20 gauges, about 15 total. Several members here are lucky enough to own one.

Dean, I was in the process of texting you to ask if you were selling yours.

[Dean Hanson]

Dan, that gun is making the trip to the SASSS shoot in March. A fellow PGCA member needs to try it out on skeet.

[Mike of the Mountain]

I had a 20g lifter. Never fired it. Almost 4” of drop. It’s now residing with a PGCA member on the left coast.

[Steiner]

Originally Posted by Dean H Hanson

Dan, that gun is making the trip to the SASSS shoot in March. A fellow PGCA member needs to try it out on skeet.

Awesome. I’m planning to be there. Would love to see it.

[Harry Schlott]

Thanks, Dean. It looks like it's missing at least one firing pin to boot.

[edgarspencer]

A customer sent me both of his for cases. Boy, was that tempting.