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01-12-2023, 08:32 AM | #3 | ||||||
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That’s wild, I’ll have to check the stock to see if it’s weighted.
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01-12-2023, 09:10 AM | #4 | ||||||
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how does it balance?
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01-12-2023, 09:29 AM | #5 | ||||||
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Typical Parker balance, right at the hinge. The weight seems to be centered. I’ll be coming around in Feb. I’ll let you know and I’ll bring it with me.
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01-12-2023, 10:59 AM | #6 | ||||||
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I have a 1-frame 12/30 T/A hammergun that currently weighs 7.54 lbs. that has had no alterations whatever other than some very professional refinishing. I can’t imagine it has lost nearly 1/2 lb. of moisture in the wood…
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01-12-2023, 11:20 AM | #7 | ||||||
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This is mine, interesting dates and serial numbers....... hmmm. Yours must have been sitting awhile. C grades are very nice? I'll get an actual physical weight, I got a feeling it's 8lbs or over.
Parker shotgun, serial number 44446, was completed on March 21, 1884. According to Parker Bros. Stock Book No. 16, it was a Quality G, Top Action Hammer Gun, 12-gauge. It featured Damascus steel barrels with a length of 30 inches. Its stock configuration was a pistol grip. According to Parker Bros. Stock Book No. 16, its specifications were: Length of Pull: 14 1/4”, Drop at Heel: 2 1/2”, Weight: 8 pounds. The chokes were patterned RH full and LH full. |
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01-12-2023, 12:09 PM | #8 | ||||||
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Yeah, stop by for show an tell. The woodcock wont be safe as far as the eye can see.
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01-12-2023, 12:32 PM | #9 | |||||||
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That's the truth! I researched the gentleman who originally ordered mine and I found this newspaper clipping on him... .
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01-12-2023, 12:55 PM | #10 | ||||||
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My Grade 2 12 letters at 9.6lbs. It’s on a #2 frame.
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