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Mike, When you get around to shooting it I suggest that you use low pressure and low shot weight. In these old guns, it's the wood that may fail if you shoot stout loads.
Based on you description, I would recommend a gunsmith that is well versed in Parkers and have it cleaned inside and out. There are several good gunsmiths in New England that you can trust to do a great job. I'm in NH too......... if you are near by we could talk. PM me if you want. |
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Welcome, Mike! The others here give good advice. Get your gun checked out and cleaned up by a reputable gunsmith and enjoy it. That is what they were made for
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tried to take some identification marks based on looking through some of the info on the website. it seems odd, that it has a gold shield, but the twist marked barrel - that doesn't seem to line up to the grades listed, but this was before the defined grades, maybe some people here can add some input.
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more pics
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and some more
barrel measured at 30 1/4" the number on the bottom of the barrel part, below the serial number, appears to be a 2 I think there are some more marks on the water table on the other side, but I forgot to get a pic of it. The angle is terrible, but I'm not sure how to take the barrel off as of yet. I'll likely get the research record. I assume this is 12 gauge, but not sure. I saw I can measure between the firing pins and do a little math, but are there other indicators? It is likely this was purchased by my family multiple generations ago. I also have a Winchester 1894 made in 1952 - that I believe was purchased by my Grandfather, but this is 2 or possibly 3 generations earlier than that - if it was purchased new. Just seems crazy. Last edited by Mike Branscombe; 06-12-2018 at 11:03 PM.. |
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Beautiful gun, thanks for sharing
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Mike, go to our Home page and click on some of the tabs in the left column to learn more about Grades and other features of Parkers. Yours appears to be a PH.
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