16 gauge GHE finds a good home

[Brian H]

At a gun show this weekend I ran into 82646 16 gauge GHE on a 0 frame. Its a neat little gun that is in the book as a hammerless, pistol grip, no extras and 26" barrels. Probably a typo on the extras as it most definitely has ejectors. It retains the original Damascus barrels choked Cyl./Mod, has 2 9/16 chambers, is stamped 3lb 2oz with no less than 9 little dings in them. Back in the day it was modified to a straight grip in a tasteful way, the stock was cut to 12 7/8" with a pad and spacer making it 14". I bought the gun from a aging farmer no less than 80 years in age. The farmer said a farmhand that boarded with his family left it behind while he was still living at home 60 years prior. He said he had not shot the gun in over 40 years.

82646 is nothing particularly special but any time a new parker surfaces from a closet is a better day for Parker people. Here are the before pictures and I will have after pictures in a few months.