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09-18-2010, 07:35 AM
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Gary, some years back, I wrote an article for Parker Pages about the Parker trap gun. It was during Ron Kirby's editorship so was a number of years ago. I have one of the guns--G grade 12--and copies of two orders from Folsums for the guns. Interestingly enough, the last order also included shipment of "two molds". I believe Folsum may have funded building the trap butt mold. The guns were made in 10 and 12 gauge and primarily G grade with Damascus barrels. Other than the butt, there is absolutely no difference between a regular G and a trap G.
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09-18-2010, 07:53 AM
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Gary:
It's 47,147. Twist barrels. The letter gave the pattern info (which I don't recall now), but with RST ammo, I'd say it shoots like full & full (or possibly modified and full). |
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09-18-2010, 08:15 AM
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Thanks Bill and John, Bill hope to see you at the vintigers, have some questions for you, meantime I will look up the article I have all copies of parker pages, so I will find it. You may have covered this subject already. The Paker Story states that some laminated barrels may have a higher degree of finish or grade. Have you seen two grades of laminated barrels?
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09-18-2010, 08:48 AM
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Hint: Go to the main PGCA page and click on "Parker Pages" link on the left side. On that page you will find a "Past Parker Pages" click here link that will take you to a full index of Parker Pages which you can look through; or use your web browser's search feature to find what you need. |
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09-18-2010, 03:52 PM
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Gary,
I had to retake this picture. 47629 is a one frame 12 ga. 46035 is a 3 frame 10 ga. The two butt plates are different for large and small frame guns. Both guns are twist barrels. I have seen a g with damascus barrels. I agree with Bill. I see no difference other that the butt plate from other hammer parkers. Most I have seen are well used. Jeff |
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09-18-2010, 04:32 PM
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Mine has the buttplate on the right (from Jeff's post). {It's a 1 frame 12, hammer gun. 30" twist}
My gun's seen a lot of use too, but my buttplate is not quite as worn. |
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09-18-2010, 04:35 PM
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Kevin McCormack and I and a couple of other PGCA members were sitting at the McCormack Parker display table at Baltimore several years ago. A gentleman and lady asked if we wanted to look at a Parker shotgun. Oh well, we said we would look. They unwound the highest condition Parker I think any of us had ever seen. It was a stone mint, brand new Folsom Hammer Trap Gun, tags, receipts, shipping box, about a quarter inch of paperwork from Parker Brothers, Railway Express, Folsom Arms, and I don't remember who all. This has been a few years ago when a T grade hammer gun in rather high condition would sell for maybe six or seven hundred dollars. We had a little pow-wow and agreed the the gun would sell for ten grand on its sale to a collector. I have never seen anything like that before or since. I hope Kevin will comment. Our historian may have been among the people who saw this gun.
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09-19-2010, 07:22 AM
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Bill, You never know what will "walk in" at a show that kind of thing will get your heart racing!Did the folks tell you any history of the gun? Thanks Gary
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