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I have a 20 ga DHE 2 BBL set in an original case, with a factory letter confirming the order.
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It is difficult to ascertain the origin of these "Parker" cases (so called) as Parker Bros didn't make their own cases but supplied and sold a number of cases made by various manufacturers. If you had some documentation - a serial number which would allow research in the Parker order and stock books which might (but most probably would not) reference the case to be supplied with the gun. We've seen quite a few cases, many of them very nice and even of the correct period but with labels added at a later date in order to capitalize on the Parker name.
Yours is a nice case, but... who can say if it is original? It would give us all hope if it could be verified. |
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We came upon an original shell top gun case with a Parker inside, as shown as No. 320 in the 1893 Parker catalog. That case was not marked "Parker" , nor have any of the walnut cases I have seen. Dean, we showed photos of the original #320 case here and the replica case made using the same hardware. The original case leather was falling apart. They were not very well made. You saw the replica case at the annual meeting.
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Yes I did, and a fine job it was. As nice as the case was if I had to choose between the case and the Parker it housed... I might opt for the Parker.
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The pictured case is an original factory prewar Browning A-5 case, for a two barrel set, probably with the divider between the two barrels removed so that a double barrel shotgun barrel set will fit. Don't feel too bad, the Browning case is worth a bunch. Want to sell it? I would be interested in purchasing it. Email me at wilmrph@verizon.net
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Thanks Bill, I thought that might have been a Browning case but wasn't sure enough to comment on it......Hmmm
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Friends:
Thanks for your insights. They are much appreciated. I have no idea of what gun may have been originally mated and sold with the case. I bought it from a fellow who got it as a separate case and kept a 32-inch CH gun in it for decades. It may be a Browning case, but I see no evidence of any structural alterations from two-barrel configuration. What's more, the "ghost impressions" of the previous guns kept in it clearly indicate a double-barrel gun. Nonetheless, I will research Browning cases of the '20s and 30s. The odd part of this case is that the label just reeks of "authentic." If you know what I mean. If anyone else has further input, I'd be most grateful to hear. But sorry Bill, right now I have a GH Parker that is destined for this case. Best. Kensal |
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I don't know what to recommend to you for a research vehicle, but Vanderlinden, Eastman, and possibly Schwing would be good starting points. My research material is right here in front of me, a prewar A-5 case identical to the one you pictured, including the inserts. Can you show us a picture of your case with a Parker in it?
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