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03-29-2011, 03:51 PM
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Bill, the two front beads are 1/4" and 7/16" from the bore. The letter from Parker said it left the factory with both 32" barrles choked full and full(280#8 pellets in a 30" circle at 40 yards) and 2 5/8" chambers. The order speciified no saftey and while it originally had double triggers it was converted with what looks like a Miller SST.
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03-29-2011, 07:25 PM
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Larry,
Oh I likes em all. Yes a close up of that ol shell box. Any idea when it was made? |
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03-29-2011, 11:53 PM
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Bill I letered my gun #156359 shipped June 18,1911 and recieved by J.H Ashdown Hardware Co. Winnipeg Manatoba Canada July 20,1911 as a DHE 12ga 2-3/4" chambers, Titanic steel barrels 30" full/full choked, order specified no saftey, Straight grip stock 1-3/4"pitch,cast off 1/4" at heel and 3/8" at toe, medium thick comb, 4 pound of trigger pull. Says targeted with 3-1/4 Dupont powder, 1-1/8 ounce of #4 shot, length of pull 14-1/2",drop at comb 1-1/2",drop at heel 2-1/8", weight 7 LBS 12 ounces, Price $100 plus $25 for ejectors. Funny about this gun it did not come with a skeleton Parker butplate, but has a horn curved type with Parker screws , unknow when this was done, but it had been in one family for a long time? The gun is in I say 70%cond. the fella I bought it from used this as his everyday grouse gun, great for poping heads of them here in the thick bush we hunt them in!
What do you guys think this gun was ordered for? I think it was for Canada geese/duck gun due to its weight, but thats just my theory? Let me know what you guys think? Dale Z in Canada! |
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03-30-2011, 06:12 AM
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I'm inclined to believe it was ordered without a safety primarily for use on the Manitoba prarie for sage grouse or prarie chickens or whatever was indigenous to the area. Travel by wagon across the wide expanses stopping at likely areas and putting the dogs down and walk up by them when they come to point. Who would need a safety?
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03-30-2011, 09:32 AM
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The "prairie gun" is as good a guess as any. With the thick comb, it could have been a trap gun, who knows. Still a scarce configuration and a great gun.
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03-30-2011, 09:48 AM
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A.B. Frost 1895
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03-30-2011, 10:59 AM
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I never think of Prarie upland game ,as I always equate the West as Geese/duck country? I think the idea as an walk up upland bird gun sounds about right, as I use it for the same purpose in the old choked logging roads of North Western Ontario, the shots are all on the ground or running between the trees, it is similiar to hunting running rabbits, most who never hunt here scorn at us for shooting ground birds, but till you hunt here you will relize the only place they fly up is into the nearest tree, wich is ussually 10 feet at most away! I thought the shot size and powder weight and weight of the gun was substantial for use as upland game, but it is sure a pleasure to shoot, no recoil at all with #5 shot, my favorite size for partridge.
If anyone else can provide details of what there no saftey gun was choked and what load it was set up for I would appreciate it! Funny one day I am in the book store and find a Copy of Parker Guns, not knowing anything about them, and a year later this gun falls into my lap! Sure hard to find my second Parker that is as nice as this! cheers all, dale Z in Thunder bay Ontario Canada |
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