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08-20-2022, 11:51 AM | #3 | ||||||
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It's an early Back Action Lifter. Lucky guy!!
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08-20-2022, 05:32 PM | #4 | ||||||
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Nicholas, what leads you to believe it's a 16ga.?
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08-20-2022, 07:05 PM | #5 | ||||||
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The gun is in decent condition and appearingly complete and operational.
The breech balls look on the small side, so I would suspect smaller than 12g. But maybe not 16g. It could be 14g. With this one, careful measurements of the bores and chambers would be very important.
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08-20-2022, 10:13 PM | #6 | ||||||
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I know the person I purchased the estate from who told me it had been his grandfathers gun and it was 16 gauge. I do not know for sure but I am assuming he knew based on the other items I bought.
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08-21-2022, 09:54 AM | #7 | ||||||
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I agree with Brian that the breech balls appear small, and while experience says never say never, a quick scan of the serialization book shows no 16ga guns for many thousand serial numbers. The very first entry says 16ga but I think that may be an error, since no 16 shows up until the 16,000 range. You may have a gun which was returned at a later date for new barrels. I think if it turns out to be a genuine 16ga back action gun, serious students of early Parker’s would love to put eyes on it.
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08-21-2022, 10:07 AM | #8 | ||||||
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I live in the Dallas, Texas area so if there is someone local to me that knows what they are doing I would certainly like to meet them!
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08-21-2022, 12:30 PM | #9 | ||||||
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Edgar - Robin's 16 gauge B Lifter ( 15566 ) was the first graded 16 ga Parker but he discovered there were a couple of earlier 16's.
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