Serial nbr look uo pls

[BRDHNTR]

What can we find out about Parker Ser#221866. Date of birth too?

[Jim McKee]

Parker 221866 was made in 1927
It appears that the Parker Brothers Stock book # 77 with that serial # range is missing
Sad
Jim

[James L. Martin]

Not in book

[BRDHNTR]

thanks gents

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by allen newell

What can we find out about Parker Ser#221866. Date of birth too?

What can you tell us about that gun Allen?





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[BRDHNTR]

Dean, all I know is the story that has been handed down in the family thru the years.
My grandfather, Arthur Newell was an executive in one of the large leather companies in Boston. He lived in Dedham, Mass. When the depression hit and to relieve the strain, he bought a farm in Bow, New Hampshire. My grandfather had 4 sons. They all hunted and had their own guns. Story goes that grandfather bought this 16 ga sxs Parker VH in Boston and used it to both hunt grouse, pheasants as well as shoot hand trap on the farm on weekends with the boys. On the last occasion that he shot it he must not have been holding the stock well cause on the recoil of the shot his thumb came back and hit him in the nose. He went home with a headache and died that evening from internal hemorrhage. I was told that instead of getting a nosebleed, he bled inward. The family doc came over in the morning and stuck a pen in his foot and pronounced him dead to my grandmother.
My dad, Herbert L. Newell, inherited the 16 and hunted with it for many years. When my brother and I were old enough, we took turns hunting with the 16'. I bought it off my brother some 20 years ago. 10 or 12 yrs ago I drove out to Larry Del Grego's and left it with him to be completely restored. The stock was very punky at the head, it had far too much drop for me and i felt it was time to get it restored. Lawrence put a nice piece of wood on it, re-blued the barrels and did the case colors which i subsequently learned were cyinide.
It's a family gun and will stay in the family. Tom Newell out in Utah will get it after I'm gone. Tom is the son of my first cousin Tucker, now deceased. Tom hunts and will enjoy it. Many fine memories with this 16. I shot many grouse and woodcock growing up with this gun.
Dean, some years back you may have seen and handled this 16 VH. I may bring it up to Major Waldron's this coming Sat. Oh, all my uncles had Parkers. All higher grade. At least C or better. The only parker left besides my 16 is a very nice CHE 12 ga with 30 inch barrels that Tom has in his posession. That all the history and then some that i know of. Hope i didnt bore too many with this story.

[Dean Romig]

Not boring at all Allen. I’ve heard the story from you before or maybe just parts of it but it certainly has family provenance!
You’ve had that gun at Addieville in the past and it’s a lovely gun.

When I asked what you knew about the gun I didn’t realize it was your family VH 16.

Have you checked the A&F records of Parkers to see if it’s included there?

See you Saturday!





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[BRDHNTR]

Dean, no, have not checked A&F records nor do I know how to do this.
Yes, you've seen the gun at Addieville. Funny, as much as I have shot it since Lawrence restored it, the case colors don't show any wear. I told Dan Cullity yesterday about it and he wants to examine the colors and the gun overall.
See you Sat. Shoot straight and shoot often

[BRDHNTR]

The gun was restored about 10 yrs ago. Maybe lawrence had Turnbull do the colors. As i look at them, im not sure they are cyninide based. Dan Cullity will know for sure when he sees it.

[Dean Romig]

I just spent some significant time looking on our PGCA Website to find where the Griffin & Howe listing of Parker Bros. shotguns that were bought, sold or otherwise consigned with Abercrombie & Fitch, Von Lengerke & Detmold or others was and I found where it used to be. But upon clicking on that link nothing happened... a blank page was all I got. Apparently Griffin & Howe chose to take that information down from their website so that it can no longer be accessed...

However, for those who have a complete library of past issues of Parker Pages or you had foresight enough to purchase the "Parker Pages Digital Archive" please turn to page 11 in your Winter, 2017 issue and you will find the beginning of the complete list of Parker Bros. serial numbers that went through those houses. The list is continued on page 11 of the Spring 2018 Issue.

Allen, your serial number 221866 was not to be found unfortunately.





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