D3 1886 Lifter 2 Barrel Set:

[Bruce P Bruner]

Throwing all caution to the wind I pounded the “Buy it Now” button early this morning. 24 others viewed the new listing before me. Item was listed as a 12 gauge, being a #4 frame and the Serialization Book says 32” 10 gauge, extra code #1, added barrels, I’m confident it’s a ten. Perhaps one set is a 12 and the other is a 10, could be. I PM’d the seller about the bores, since their shop is located in California and they didn’t open until 10am I wasn’t going to wait it out. One set of barrels is definitely Oxford, unstruck weight of 6lbs 14oz, the second set is something else, though both are 32”. The photos aren’t clear enough to identify the pattern. It comes complete with the original leather tri-compartment two barrel case. Serial number 47282, 1886 is getting pretty late for Lifter production. It does however have a “dogs head” butt plate, but that wasn’t going to deter my unbridled ambition. It looked righteous enough for me. Having an instinctive nature I pulled the trigger.
As a huge plus, I just got off the phone with them. He said the bores are beautiful!

[Bruce P Bruner]

A few more.

[Jack Kuzepski]

Congratulations, that is beautiful!

[6pt-Sika]

Nice ! I assume you and the set in question are coming to the Vintage Cup

[Bruce P Bruner]

I’m still pondering whether it’s a 12/10 two gauge set. Other than that perhaps one set extra full and the other more open. But both sets at 32” is odd to me. Is there such a thing as a four frame 12 gauge? I need to crack open my Parker Book. No such thing as a 4 frame 12 gauge. There were 156 Grade 3 Lifter-Action guns with 32” Damascus Steel “Dam3” barrels. I scanned the Serialization Book for another Grade 3-32” 10 gauge with an extra set of barrels and found none.

[Craig Larter]

Very nice Parker, I almost hit the buy it now button myself but talked myself down. Congratulations!!

[Bill Murphy]

What a gun. I can't wait for the PGCA letter.

[mobirdhunter]

What an interesting gun...and case(!)

[Keavin Nelson]

Very nice Bruce, should be great fun to shoot!

[Bruce P Bruner]

I have located the leather case supplied by Parker in Dean Weber’s post earlier this year. His case matches my Lifter case, even the blue interior compartment. The case was called a “pressed seamless case”, though it looks like stitching was later added.
Since there were no cars around in 1886 the case couldn’t be called a “motor case”, a “carriage case” would be more appropriate.
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