another project - Page 2

Mills · 12-01-2013, 08:10 PM

I sure will. I plan on putting it under the tree, so will open on Christmas. It is early, has decarbonized steel barrels, so I will probably not shoot it. I also have a top action 0 grade 12 gauge that I do hope to shoot, it just needs a little TLC. I will get up pics of all

charlie cleveland · 12-02-2013, 09:24 PM

what a nice christmas present...charlie

B. Dudley · 12-12-2013, 08:39 AM

Yeah, get a thread going on that back action.
I own back action number 1500.
It is a neat gun. A low grade with decarbonized barrels.
What is interesting is that I also own an earlier serial number, 1219 which is a front action grade two Damascus. A good example of the mixture of action styles by serial number of the very early guns.
If I am not mistaken, mills also owns a front action almost identical to my 1219 that is only a few serial numbers off.
I also recently acquired a T-Latch gun. Number 49. So my small collection of early Parker guns is doing relatively well.

Mills · 12-15-2013, 02:31 PM

I will post photos when Santa drops it off. Yes, it was cool that we have two front actions right together. My collection of early early Parkers grew this year too

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Originally Posted by Brian Dudley

Yeah, get a thread going on that back action.
I own back action number 1500.
It is a neat gun. A low grade with decarbonized barrels.
What is interesting is that I also own an earlier serial number, 1219 which is a front action grade two Damascus. A good example of the mixture of action styles by serial number of the very early guns.
If I am not mistaken, mills also owns a front action almost identical to my 1219 that is only a few serial numbers off.
I also recently acquired a T-Latch gun. Number 49. So my small collection of early Parker guns is doing relatively well.

wayne goerres · 12-12-2013, 01:16 PM

Brian can you post some pics of your T latch when you get some time.

Mills · 12-15-2013, 02:31 PM

I have front action 1217

charlie cleveland · 12-15-2013, 09:41 PM

thatlooks to be the twin to the old 10 ga i ve got that has the plain steel barrels..nice gun you got there i really like these old early guns...charlie

Mills · 12-15-2013, 09:51 PM

I have had a bumper crop of early Parkers this year, to the point where one of my goals for the New Year is to get more "modern" ones (meaning after the composite steel era). I may also add to my Fox collection