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2413
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$29,900.00
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*UNUSUAL .410 PARKER VH WITH BEAVERTAIL FOREND.SN 236283. Cal. .410 ga. 3″ Chambers. 000 Frame. 26″ Bbls are marked with Parker address and “VULCAN 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, except it is listed as code 6, indicating extra bbls, ejectors, and single trigger. Undoubtedly that is a misprint, and it should have been code 16 indicating beavertail forend only. Case hardened action features automatic safety and double triggers. Action is engraved with wiggle borders in “V” style. Neither “PARKER” nor “PARKER BROS” is on outside of action. SN is on tang of border engraved and blued trigger guard. Plain American walnut round knob pistol grip buttstock measures 14-3/8″ over dogs-head buttplate. Stock is checkered in point pattern. A German silver shield is on toe line. Matching beavertail forend has SN on iron. Bore diameter at muzzles: left -.402, right -.406. Wall thickness: left -.040, right -.037. Drop at heel: 2-1/2″, drop at comb: 1-3/8″. Weight: 5 lbs 9 oz. LOP: 14-3/8″. CONDITION: Excellent. Bbls retain 90 – 95% orig blue, most loss due to some spotting on left breech section, silvered slightly at muzzles, and on sharp edges. Action retains approx 90% orig case hardening color, thinned and mottled on trigger plate, and silvered on sharp edges. Trigger guard is almost completely flaked to silver brown. Stocks retain nearly all of their orig finish, with a number of light, and deeper, marks and dents, and a 3″ x 1-1/2″ area on left buttstock where finish has gummed and worn through. Checkering shows very light wear. Bores are excellent. Mechanically crisp. 4-50447 MGM44 (25,000-40,000) – Lot 2413
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. |