*RARE PARKER A 1 SPECIAL TRAP GUN WITH VENTILATED RIB, BEAVERTAIL FOREND, AND SINGLE TRIGGER.

SN 232047. Cal. 12 ga. 1-1/2 Frame. 2-5/8″ Chambers. 32″ Peerless steel bbls with raised ventilated rib, are marked with faint Peerless steel logos and “Parker Overload Proved”, on engine turned bbl flats. SN, gauge and frame size are on lump. Case hardened action is marked with “A 1 S”, SN, and “8” on engine turned water table, and is nicely filed with four beads around fences, bottom bead running along bottom of bbls and terminating in scroll at bottom of action. Action is engraved with full coverage of unusual small interwoven scroll with floral highlights on bottom. Four flowers in bouquet on trigger plate are semi-relief inlaid in gold. “PARKER BROS” is in rectangle on each side of action. Thumbpiece of top lever is relief carved in scrolled acanthus. Blued trigger guard is also scroll engraved, with “R. H. Fleet.” gold inlaid on bow. SN is in gold on tang. Action has been fitted with Miller selective trigger. Crotch figured American walnut full capped pistol grip buttstock with Monte Carlo comb, measures 14-1/4″ over 3/8″ thick plastic spacer and features fleur-di-lis pattern checkering, checkered side panels, and fleur-di-lis drop points. Hard rubber grip cap with beaded gold spacer has inset engraved gold oval on top, which is vacant of any initials. Matching large beavertail ejector forend has reinforcing bolt. Bore diameter: left-.731, right -.731. Bore restrictions: left -.035 (Extra full), right -.032 (Full). Minimum wall thickness: left -.030, right -.026. Drop at heel: 2″, drop at rear of Monte Carlo: 1-1/2″, drop at comb: 1-1/4″. Weight: 8 lbs. 2 oz. LOP: 14-1/4″. Gun matches all specifications as listed in PARKER GUN IDENTIFICATION AND SERIALIZATION ledger. PROVENANCE: Parker Gun collectors letter with specifications of this gun. CONDITION: Fine, as partially refinished. Bbls retain nearly all of a correctly colored re-blue with some subsequent silvering and light marks. Action retains traces of its orig case hardening color where protected, silvered from normal carry wear. Stocks retain nearly all of a hand rubbed oil finish, with a number of marks, checkering re-cut. Wood loss at left end of forend from a small crack that can be easily repaired. Bores are excellent. Action is tight. Ejectors are strong and in time. Trigger works. THE PARKER STORY relates that only 79 “A 1 Specials” of all types and gauges were made, only two with ventilated ribs, and three with beavertail forends; therefore this gun is most likely unique. 4-50355 MGM229 (32,500-62,500) – Lot 3494

Auction: Firearms - Spring 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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	3494	$100,625.00	RARE PARKER A 1 SPECIAL TRAP GUN WITH VENTILATED RIB, BEAVERTAIL FOREND, AND SINGLE TRIGGER. SN 232047. Cal. 12 ga. 1-1/2 Frame. 2-5/8″ Chambers. 32″ Peerless steel bbls with raised ventilated rib, are marked with faint Peerless steel logos and “Parker Overload Proved”, on engine turned bbl flats. SN, gauge and frame size are on lump. Case hardened action is marked with “A 1 S”, SN, and “8” on engine turned water table, and is nicely filed with four beads around fences, bottom bead running along bottom of bbls and terminating in scroll at bottom of action. Action is engraved with full coverage of unusual small interwoven scroll with floral highlights on bottom. Four flowers in bouquet on trigger plate are semi-relief inlaid in gold. “PARKER BROS” is in rectangle on each side of action. Thumbpiece of top lever is relief carved in scrolled acanthus. Blued trigger guard is also scroll engraved, with “R. H. Fleet.” gold inlaid on bow. SN is in gold on tang. Action has been fitted with Miller selective trigger. Crotch figured American walnut full capped pistol grip buttstock with Monte Carlo comb, measures 14-1/4″ over 3/8″ thick plastic spacer and features fleur-di-lis pattern checkering, checkered side panels, and fleur-di-lis drop points. Hard rubber grip cap with beaded gold spacer has inset engraved gold oval on top, which is vacant of any initials. Matching large beavertail ejector forend has reinforcing bolt. Bore diameter: left-.731, right -.731. Bore restrictions: left -.035 (Extra full), right -.032 (Full). Minimum wall thickness: left -.030, right -.026. Drop at heel: 2″, drop at rear of Monte Carlo: 1-1/2″, drop at comb: 1-1/4″. Weight: 8 lbs. 2 oz. LOP: 14-1/4″. Gun matches all specifications as listed in PARKER GUN IDENTIFICATION AND SERIALIZATION ledger. PROVENANCE: Parker Gun collectors letter with specifications of this gun. CONDITION: Fine, as partially refinished. Bbls retain nearly all of a correctly colored re-blue with some subsequent silvering and light marks. Action retains traces of its orig case hardening color where protected, silvered from normal carry wear. Stocks retain nearly all of a hand rubbed oil finish, with a number of marks, checkering re-cut. Wood loss at left end of forend from a small crack that can be easily repaired. Bores are excellent. Action is tight. Ejectors are strong and in time. Trigger works. THE PARKER STORY relates that only 79 “A 1 Specials” of all types and gauges were made, only two with ventilated ribs, and three with beavertail forends; therefore this gun is most likely unique. 4-50355 MGM229 (32,500-62,500) – Lot 3494 Auction: Firearms - Spring 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.

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*RARE PARKER A 1 SPECIAL TRAP GUN WITH VENTILATED RIB, BEAVERTAIL FOREND, AND SINGLE TRIGGER.