*EXTREMELY RARE CASED PARKER DHE/AHE GRADE DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN.

Revised: 3/10/2007

*EXTREMELY RARE CASED PARKER DHE/AHE GRADE DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN. Cal. 20 ga. SN 242314. Most unusual, very late Parker, built on an “0” frame with 26” unmarked bbls choked MOD/IMP-CYL with tapered, concave, matted rib, dbl ivory beads, doll’s head rib extension, ejectors & Parker sgl selective trigger. Water table is marked “DH”. Mounted with extra finish, exhibition quality, flame & burl grain, center crotch cut, American walnut with checkered & carved, extra length, beavertail forearm, 10-7/8” long with “A” quality coverage, checkered & carved wrist with checkered, raised, teardrop side panels, 14-1/8” over a skeleton checkered butt. It has a blank silver initial oval on bottom & a Parker hard rubber grip cap. Receiver & all appended metal have, at minimum, “A” quality coverage engraving with custom vignettes of three quail on left side, a pointer on right side and two partridge on the floorplate with a setter’s head on trigger bow, all done in extra detail surrounded by very fine, extra quality, foliate arabesque patterns. Accompanied by a packet of information from the grandson of the orig owner and subsequent owners. In a letter from Clifton L. Howell, Jr. of Winterhaven, Florida, dated 1978, he states that this shotgun was ordered by his grandfather, Dan Howell, of Lake City, Florida, who was very closely acquainted with a number of executives from the Remington Arms Company in the late 1930’s/early 1940’s. He hunted with them in South Dakota and was close personal friends with Bernie Strader, who was the general manager of Remington in 1941. Mr. Strader apparently convinced Mr. Howell to visit the Remington Factory and persuaded him to order a Parker shotgun, which he did, and the above described Parker is the result. Dan Howell was in the timber & turpentine business in Florida and acquired a large tract of land which encompassed Lake Palestine where he & a number of local friends established a hunting & fishing lodge called the Dan Howell Hunting Club. They had a skeet range & raised their own quail, turkeys & deer and apparently became acquainted with the Remington executives by inviting them to hunt at the club. Aside from the Remington folks, apparently Mr. Howell’s close friends were, like him, minimally educated but self-made wealthy men who considered themselves “crackers” and an elaborately decorated shotgun would have been out of place and regarded as ostentatious in this group. Letter also states that Mr. Howell personally selected the vignettes that he wished to be on the shotgun along with the wood for it. Apparently Mr. Strader had the additional engraving applied. This shotgun was given to Clifton Howell in 1947 and apparently remained in his possession until 1978 when he sold it to a well-known dealer in Georgia, the late Bob Bostwick, who sold or traded it to Herschel Chadick, another well-recognized name in the shotgun field, who subsequently sold it to a gentleman in Virginia and then on to our consignor. A letter from Mr. Chadick indicates that he added the case. Also accompanied by the aforementioned, green felt lined, leather trunk case, compartmented in bottom for the shotgun, a square nickeled oiler, a pair of snap caps, a 2-pc brass & wood cleaning rod and cleaning tools. Bore diameter: left – .621, right – .622. Bore restrictions: left – .008, right – .006. Wall thickness: left – .030, right – .029. Drop at heel: 2-3/8”, drop at comb: 1-1/2”. Weight: 6 lbs. 14.08 oz. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, near new, possibly unfired. Retains virtually all of its orig factory finish to both metal & wood with strong bright blue on bbls & triggerguard and brilliant case colors on receiver & forend iron. Wood is sound with a couple of very minor spots in checkering and no other discernible flaws. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bores. Case is equally new. 4-31150 JR446 (30,000-50,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2007

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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	1268A	$19,550.00	Revised: 3/10/2007 EXTREMELY RARE CASED PARKER DHE/AHE GRADE DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN. Cal. 20 ga. SN 242314. Most unusual, very late Parker, built on an “0” frame with 26” unmarked bbls choked MOD/IMP-CYL with tapered, concave, matted rib, dbl ivory beads, doll’s head rib extension, ejectors & Parker sgl selective trigger. Water table is marked “DH”. Mounted with extra finish, exhibition quality, flame & burl grain, center crotch cut, American walnut with checkered & carved, extra length, beavertail forearm, 10-7/8” long with “A” quality coverage, checkered & carved wrist with checkered, raised, teardrop side panels, 14-1/8” over a skeleton checkered butt. It has a blank silver initial oval on bottom & a Parker hard rubber grip cap. Receiver & all appended metal have, at minimum, “A” quality coverage engraving with custom vignettes of three quail on left side, a pointer on right side and two partridge on the floorplate with a setter’s head on trigger bow, all done in extra detail surrounded by very fine, extra quality, foliate arabesque patterns. Accompanied by a packet of information from the grandson of the orig owner and subsequent owners. In a letter from Clifton L. Howell, Jr. of Winterhaven, Florida, dated 1978, he states that this shotgun was ordered by his grandfather, Dan Howell, of Lake City, Florida, who was very closely acquainted with a number of executives from the Remington Arms Company in the late 1930’s/early 1940’s. He hunted with them in South Dakota and was close personal friends with Bernie Strader, who was the general manager of Remington in 1941. Mr. Strader apparently convinced Mr. Howell to visit the Remington Factory and persuaded him to order a Parker shotgun, which he did, and the above described Parker is the result. Dan Howell was in the timber & turpentine business in Florida and acquired a large tract of land which encompassed Lake Palestine where he & a number of local friends established a hunting & fishing lodge called the Dan Howell Hunting Club. They had a skeet range & raised their own quail, turkeys & deer and apparently became acquainted with the Remington executives by inviting them to hunt at the club. Aside from the Remington folks, apparently Mr. Howell’s close friends were, like him, minimally educated but self-made wealthy men who considered themselves “crackers” and an elaborately decorated shotgun would have been out of place and regarded as ostentatious in this group. Letter also states that Mr. Howell personally selected the vignettes that he wished to be on the shotgun along with the wood for it. Apparently Mr. Strader had the additional engraving applied. This shotgun was given to Clifton Howell in 1947 and apparently remained in his possession until 1978 when he sold it to a well-known dealer in Georgia, the late Bob Bostwick, who sold or traded it to Herschel Chadick, another well-recognized name in the shotgun field, who subsequently sold it to a gentleman in Virginia and then on to our consignor. A letter from Mr. Chadick indicates that he added the case. Also accompanied by the aforementioned, green felt lined, leather trunk case, compartmented in bottom for the shotgun, a square nickeled oiler, a pair of snap caps, a 2-pc brass & wood cleaning rod and cleaning tools. Bore diameter: left – .621, right – .622. Bore restrictions: left – .008, right – .006. Wall thickness: left – .030, right – .029. Drop at heel: 2-3/8”, drop at comb: 1-1/2”. Weight: 6 lbs. 14.08 oz. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, near new, possibly unfired. Retains virtually all of its orig factory finish to both metal & wood with strong bright blue on bbls & triggerguard and brilliant case colors on receiver & forend iron. Wood is sound with a couple of very minor spots in checkering and no other discernible flaws. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bores. Case is equally new. 4-31150 JR446 (30,000-50,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2007 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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