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2412
$69,000.00

*EXCEPTIONALLY RARE, HIGH CONDITION .410 PARKER GHE.

SN 238545. Cal. .410 ga. 3″ Chambers. 000 Frame. 26″ Bbls are marked with Parker address and “SPEC. STEEL” on top rib. All correct marks are on water table and bbl flats. All specifications match those listed in The Parker Gun Identification and Serialization ledger. Case hardened action features automatic safety and double triggers. Action is engraved in typical “G” style with flourishes of scroll surrounding oval vignettes of game birds on each side. “PARKER” is on bottom of action. A pair of pheasants, one standing, one flying, are on the trigger plate. SN is on tang of scroll engraved and blued trigger guard. Very fine flame figured American walnut round knob pistol grip buttstock measures 14″ over hard rubber Parker dogs-head buttplate. Stock is checkered in point pattern. A German silver shield is on toe line. Matching splinter ejector forend has SN on iron. Bore diameter: left -.398, right -.398. Wall thickness: left -.035, right -.035. Drop at heel: 2-1/2″, drop at comb: 1-5/8″. Weight: 5 lbs 14 oz. LOP: 14″. CONDITION: Exceptionally fine. Bbls retain 95% + orig blue, slightly silvered at muzzles and breech ends, with a few minor marks. Orig damascening marks are still on breech ends. Action retains 50 – 60% orig case hardening color, quite vivid where protected, a bit splotchy and browning on bottom. Trigger guard retains traces of its blue, has almost completely flaked to a pewter gray/ brown. Stocks retain nearly all of their orig varnish finish, wearing through at sharpest edges and with numerous marks and scratches, checkering sharp. Bores are excellent. Action is tight. Bbls are on face. Ejectors are strong and in time. Screw slots are excellent. It would be hard to find a better example of this exceptionally rare small bore Parker (only 28 made). 4-50449 MGM36 (35,000-55,000) – Lot 2412


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2014
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