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2557
$6,900.00
Revised: 3/12/2015 

Please Note: Pre-ban ivory bead sight. Special Note: This item contains or is made of ivory. Do not bid on this lot unless you have read and agreed to our “Ivory Position Statement” and the “Waiver of Legal and Financial Risk to James D. Julia in regards to your Purchase of an Ivory Object“. This information is located in our catalog on pages 30 and 31.

*20 GAUGE PARKER DHE.

SN 222755. Cal. 20 ga. 2-3/4″ Chambers. 0 Frame. 26″ Bbls are marked with Parker Meriden CT address and “TITANIC STEEL” on concave rib. Bbl flats are stamped with Parker proofs. SN is on left side of lump. Typical case hardened action features non-automatic safety and single selective Parker trigger. Action is engraved in typical “D” style with 80% coverage large scroll surrounding pointer and setter on sides of action, and nye of pheasants on trigger plate. “Parker Bros” is on scrolled ribbon on each side. Nicely stump figured American walnut Parker capped pistol grip buttstock measures 14-1/2″ over skeleton steel buttplate. Lozenge shaped drop points and point pattern checkering are at grip. A vacant silver oval is on toe line. Matching splinter ejector forend with typical release and forend tip, has 1901 patent date on iron. Bore diameter: left -.615, right -.615. Bore restrictions: left -.000 (cyl), right -.000 (cyl). Minimum wall thickness: left -.030, right -.031. Drop at heel: 2-1/8″, drop at comb: 1-9/16″. Weight: 6 lbs 10 oz. LOP: 14-1/2″. PROVENANCE: Thomas W. Connally Estate Collection. CONDITION: Excellent, as refinished. Bbls retain nearly all of a fine satin rust blue. Action retains approx 85% case hardening color, silvered from normal hand wear. Trigger guard retains most of an old re-blue. All engraving is still clear. Stocks retain nearly all of an old oil refinish with some light handling marks, checkering nicely re-cut. Bores are very fine, lightly frosted, and with one or two minor pits. Action is tight. Bbls are on face. Ejectors are in time. Trigger works, pulls are light. This gun is not listed in the Parker Identification and Serialization ledger. 4-55642 (4,000-6,000) – Lot 2557


Auction: Firearms - March 2015
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.