Two barrel sets

[Dean Romig]

You might want to contact the previous owner and ask for a "value rebate"

[C.O.B.]

Somehow I think the "free look" period has passed. The 12ga Bernard ejector barrels were a good value in the barrels themselves as they were added to the gun at a later date and could be sold seperately if need be. I'll hold on to them as they are good "stuff to have".

[Paul Stafford III]

Originally Posted by Rich Anderson

Somehow I think the "free look" period has passed. The 12ga Bernard ejector barrels were a good value in the barrels themselves as they were added to the gun at a later date and could be sold seperately if need be. I'll hold on to them as they are good "stuff to have".

I would be first in line for those 12ga Bernard's as I'm still trying to find a set for my C grade.

[Bill Murphy]

Two barrel sets are scarce and fun to look at in the case, whether we use the second set or not. Three barrel sets are even more fun and more scarce. Anyone know of a four barrel factory set?

[OH Osthaus]

Just a thought, maybe the two barrel sets were popular with the travelling shooter in the day when travel was a task

Just one case to haul for different uses

So, maybe to us with our large vehicles and jogging strollers
multiple guns seem the better approach,

Times change

Also, what percentage of two barrel sets were sent back to Parker to have the second barrels added. To me that shows a decision based on experience.

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

Two barrel sets are scarce and fun to look at in the case, whether we use the second set or not. Three barrel sets are even more fun and more scarce. Anyone know of a four barrel factory set?

There is a documented small-bore DH four-barrel-set that I have inspected right in Connecticut.

I should qualify that by stating that it is documented to have been returned to Parker Bros. for the addition of barrels each time.

[Bill Murphy]

Dean, that sounds like an interesting gun. Is there more information available?

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

Dean, that sounds like an interesting gun. Is there more information available?

Yes there is Bill and I'll PM you with the information because this is on the open forum and the gun is for sale as far as I know.

[C.O.B.]

I have had 3 sets that came from the factory with a second set of barrels and two that have had a second set added.

I'm with Kevin in that I'd rather have two 20's a 26 inch gun and another with 28 or 30 inch barrels than one gun with the second set. Any excuse for another gun

[Bill Murphy]

My favorite two barrel sets are my "made up" sets. Any time I feel like selling one of these guns, I can remove the "made up" or "added" barrels and sell the gun as original. One is an 0 Grade 32" 12 gauge #2 frame hammer gun. The added set is a nice set of 30" ten gauge Twist barrels that fit as if they were made for the gun. Another is a nice NH 30" Twist gun on a #3 frame. The added barrels are a set of ten gauge Titanic steel that fit perfectly. My GHE 0 frame 16 gauge Damascus 28" gun has a set of 26" 16 gauge Parker Special Steel barrels that appeared in the early seventies, just a couple of years after I bought the gun. This is the gun that also wears my 32" 20 gauge A-1 Special barrels while I wait for the gun and other set of barrels to appear. All of these except the GHE 16 were fitted at home with very minor filing or none at all. The GHE went to Larry Del Grego Sr. so a serial number could be stamped on the fluid steel barrels. It is the only non original two barrel set that I have bothered to change the serial number on. You never can tell when the original gun matching the barrels will come along.