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1361
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*PARKER BROTHERS GHE GRADE SIDE BY SIDE SHOTGUN. SN 234212. Cal. 16 ga. 30″ bbls with tapered matted concave rib, sgl silver sighting bead, 2-1/2″ chambers, FULL/FULL choke, ejectors, dbl triggers. Top rib of bbl is marked “PARKER BROS. MAKERS. MERIDEN. CT.U.S.A. PARKER SPEC.STEEL”. The “1” size frame is engraved with standard “G” grade engraving, with oval “PARKER BROS.” and two birds on each side, a circle with two birds on trigger plate, and accenting floral scroll. Mounted with nicely figured walnut, checkered pistol grip with Parker Bros. hard rubber grip cap, Parker Bros. dog head buttplate, and checkered splinter forend. Bore diameter: left -.662, right -.661. Bore restrictions: left -.025, right -.025. Wall thickness: left -.037, right -.027. Drop at heel: 2-3/4″, drop at comb: 1-5/8″. Weight: 7lbs. 4oz. LOP 14-1/16″. This gun is listed in “Parker Gun Identification & Serialization” book as found except as 10 ga. Starting with 234208-234213, are all shown as grade “P2″ ejectors with 30” bbls, the first 4 guns listed as 16 ga. and 12 and 13 as 10 ga., most likely simply a legibility error. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbls retain 97-98% orig blue, with some minor nicks & scrapes & a small area on right bbl thinning and blending with brownish patina. Receiver retains 60-70% orig cal colors, strong in protected areas & blending with gray & brown patina. Stock is sound with crisp checkering, usual nicks, dings & handling marks, and other than a professional repair at toe, it retains most of its orig finish. Forend is sound with light handling marks, nice clean checkering, and retains most of its orig finish. Mechanics are crisp with auto-safety, strong ejectors and shiny bores. A nice orig Parker that has seen very little use. 4-38757 BDT24 (9,000-13,000)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009
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