What would you order?

[BRDHNTR]

I would order one of every grade in 16 ga 28" bbls, mod/improv. Take me away

[C.O.B.]

Having always hunted upland birds I would go for any graded 20ga or 28ga that I could afford. Straight stock, splinter forarm & of course SSBP. IF money were no object thaen these would be A-1 specials but of course. IF I could go back in time I'd like to convince my Grandmother that I was coming and I would be a shooter and a fan of the Parker Gun and PLEASE don't give Grandpa's trap gun away.

[charlie cleveland]

just weihged in at the v a clinic this morning i weighed 218 with coat on......and ive put in another order with parker brothers to see if they will make me a 4 ga with 4 inch chambers and 40 inch barrels... charlie

[Eldon Goddard]

If a man can dream. I guess I would ask for a 12 gauge paradox. A parker paradox now that would be something to see.

[Bruce Day]

Well I have previously posted photos of a Parker built set , C grade, one set of barrels rifled 12ga, the other set smoothbore 12's.

[Bill Murphy]

Mills, we first saw the Seward Webb eight gauge in 1974 when it appeared in the Larry Baer book. Twenty four years later, we found the other two guns while copying the Parker records at Ilion. What a surprise it was to find out that the eight gauge was actually a trio of big guns. The story of Seward Webb and his life was written in a Smithsonian article years ago. It is a very interesting article about Webb and his life and times. Is there a Parker Pages or DGJ article about these guns? Where did you learn about them?

[Fishtail]

Without a dollar limit a question like this does not have a lot of merit.

I guess I'd go with the grade that is above the Invincible, a 00 frame in 30" 28 gauge with a matched set of 28" .410 barrels, deep early style floral engraving with no animals, gold, lightning bolts, or other such trappings in 14.5" LOP straight stock with a beavertail FE on the 28 ga tubes and a splinter on the .410's.

[Mills]

Bill, I saw the 8 gauge in Baer's book and the 10 (I think) in TPS. I would love to see all three in person someday. At least I would like to see some better photos of the 8. It seems early high grade hammer guns really laid on the engraving and you find a different scene every time you look at the gun. At least that is true of a few I have seen. I thought that was a cool order and I wonder what Dr. Webb shot with these guns?

[Bill Murphy]

I have spent some time on google with Dr. Webb, but have not found any mention of guns. Still looking. I looked at the Webb gun on page 692 of TPS. I forgot it was there. I have a copy of the order in my files and enjoy looking at it occasionally. Looked at it today. I'll get a reference on the Smithsonian article for those who would like to look at it.

[SXS OHIO]

I would order a BHE 0 frame two barrel set 16 with 28" sk1/light mod ,28" IC/XF PG-DT SF 6lbs-4oz rooster and grouse gun! The only shotgun I would ever need! ....In todays dollars made like they did in the day it would cost 45,000.00 (-: