*PARKER BROTHERS SINGLE BARREL TRAP UPGRADED TO AA BY LARRY DEL GREGO AND ENGRAVED BY BOB RUNGE.

SN 204607. Cal. 12 ga. 2-3/4″ Chamber. 34″ Bbls with raised, ventilated rib, have 3″ triangles of scroll engraving at breech ends. Bbl flats are stamped with grade, weight, and Peerless steel logo. left side of lump, with SN, bottom with “12”. Case hardened action has all correct information re-marked on water table. There is a nicely filed single bead around fence on to sides. Action is engraved with near full coverage well cut small scroll with bands and circles left unengraved in counterpoint in a known “AA” grade pattern, similar to that on AAHE no. 214679 pictured on page 346 of THE PARKER STORY. This gun has an addition of gold inlaid relief flying pigeon on trigger plate and classic gold inlaid “Parker Bros” in Adirondack stick style on bottom of action. SN is also in raised gold on trigger guard tang. Fine crotch figured American walnut capped pistol grip Monte Carlo buttstock measures 14-5/8″ over black “Larry Del Grego” white line pad. Side panels are checkered, and have fleur-di-lis drop points. Checkering is in typical fancy “AA” style, with partial fleur-di-lis extension on back edge. A gold oval on toe line is engraved “S.G.”. Matching beavertail ejector forend has fleur-di-lis checkering, reinforcing bolt, typical Parker release, and 1901 patent date on iron. Bore diameter: .731. Bore restriction: -.032 (full). Minimum wall thickness: .058. Drop at heel: 1-15/16″, drop at rear of Monte Carlo: 1-3/8″, drop at comb: 1-7/16″. Weight: 8 lbs. 11 oz. LOP: 14-1/4″. PROVENANCE: Letter from Larry Del Grego, Jr. reporting on shop records and stating that it was Larry Del Grego, Sr. who did the work on this gun and that Bob Runge was the engraver. He also says that the gold work was “optional”. William Hammond Collection. CONDITION: Excellent, appears unfired since it left Del Grego’s shop. Only three or four miniscule handling marks, barely worth mentioning, are on wood or metal. Mechanically crisp. Only one “AA” grade Parker single bbl trap gun was made by the orig factory. An upgrade by Larry Del Grego and engraved by Bob Runge is as good an example of this grade as one could hope to find. 4-50489 MGM245 (6,000-10,000) – Lot 2433

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Auction: Firearms - Fall 2014

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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	2433	$7,080.00	PARKER BROTHERS SINGLE BARREL TRAP UPGRADED TO AA BY LARRY DEL GREGO AND ENGRAVED BY BOB RUNGE. SN 204607. Cal. 12 ga. 2-3/4″ Chamber. 34″ Bbls with raised, ventilated rib, have 3″ triangles of scroll engraving at breech ends. Bbl flats are stamped with grade, weight, and Peerless steel logo. left side of lump, with SN, bottom with “12”. Case hardened action has all correct information re-marked on water table. There is a nicely filed single bead around fence on to sides. Action is engraved with near full coverage well cut small scroll with bands and circles left unengraved in counterpoint in a known “AA” grade pattern, similar to that on AAHE no. 214679 pictured on page 346 of THE PARKER STORY. This gun has an addition of gold inlaid relief flying pigeon on trigger plate and classic gold inlaid “Parker Bros” in Adirondack stick style on bottom of action. SN is also in raised gold on trigger guard tang. Fine crotch figured American walnut capped pistol grip Monte Carlo buttstock measures 14-5/8″ over black “Larry Del Grego” white line pad. Side panels are checkered, and have fleur-di-lis drop points. Checkering is in typical fancy “AA” style, with partial fleur-di-lis extension on back edge. A gold oval on toe line is engraved “S.G.”. Matching beavertail ejector forend has fleur-di-lis checkering, reinforcing bolt, typical Parker release, and 1901 patent date on iron. Bore diameter: .731. Bore restriction: -.032 (full). Minimum wall thickness: .058. Drop at heel: 1-15/16″, drop at rear of Monte Carlo: 1-3/8″, drop at comb: 1-7/16″. Weight: 8 lbs. 11 oz. LOP: 14-1/4″. PROVENANCE: Letter from Larry Del Grego, Jr. reporting on shop records and stating that it was Larry Del Grego, Sr. who did the work on this gun and that Bob Runge was the engraver. He also says that the gold work was “optional”. William Hammond Collection. CONDITION: Excellent, appears unfired since it left Del Grego’s shop. Only three or four miniscule handling marks, barely worth mentioning, are on wood or metal. Mechanically crisp. Only one “AA” grade Parker single bbl trap gun was made by the orig factory. An upgrade by Larry Del Grego and engraved by Bob Runge is as good an example of this grade as one could hope to find. 4-50489 MGM245 (6,000-10,000) – Lot 2433 Click here to view provenance Auction: Firearms - Fall 2014 Please Note:* All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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*PARKER BROTHERS SINGLE BARREL TRAP UPGRADED TO AA BY LARRY DEL GREGO AND ENGRAVED BY BOB RUNGE.