BEST QUALITY PERCUSSION SHOTGUN BY WILLIAM PARSON.

BEST QUALITY PERCUSSION SHOTGUN BY WILLIAM PARSON. SN 873. Cal. 16 Bore. 31″ Damascus barrels are engraved “William Parson. Swaffham Norfolk” on concave rib. Bottoms of bbls have London proofs for 16 Ga. and SN. Ramrod is secured by 3 Damascus pipes; front 2 being fairly short. Rear pipe supports loop. Original ebony ramrod has brass head. Tail is brass with worm under cap, and stamped with SN. Breech plugs are finely filed with vented platinum blowouts and platinum line at rear. It has scroll engraving on rib extension, and SNs on hooks. Original bright polished nipples are stamped “R” and “L”. Breech iron has high fences, and is engraved with very high quality shaded open scroll. Front action lockplates have 50% coverage of beautifully executed large open scroll with “William Parson” on both sides. Rounded serpentine hammers have scroll engraving on body, and stylized dolphin heads. Trigger plate terminates in highly stylized, intricately filed and engraved, extended pineapple. Thimble matches this motif. Scroll engraved trigger guard has patent safety lever at grip, which is engraved with scroll, and SN. Dense, lightly fiddleback figured and streaked European walnut stock measures 14-3/8″ over steel buttplate with scroll engraved long top tang. Stock features drop points, coarse flat top checkering with mullered borders at grip and fore-piece. There is a silver oval on toe line with initials “WOP”. Number “70” has been stamped in toe line behind oval. Bbl attaches to stock with side nail through engraved steel oval escutcheons. Bore diameter: left -.669, right -.670. Wall thickness: left -.032 at muzzle, right -.033 at muzzle. Drop at heel: 2-1/8″, drop at comb: 1-3/8″. Weight: 7 lbs. 3 oz, LOP 14-3/8″. CONDITION: Excellent. Bbls retain 98% of original brown, showing lovely Damascus pattern. Breech plugs, breech iron, lockplates, and hammers retain 95% original case color, with silvering on edges of fences. Case color on trigger plate is silvering toward tip. Thimble has 20-30% case color turning silver from handling. Trigger guard has most of its original bright blue, flaking on bow, and with a couple areas of light pitting behind safety lever, which is mostly silver. Buttplate retains 30% blue on the butt. Top tang has most of its blue, silvered toward tip, and at bump. Stocks retain virtually all of their original rubbed oil finish, with numerous marks, nicks, and light dents from handling and use over the years. Checkering has slight wear, with 3 diamonds missing in forend checkering near right escutcheon. Bores are excellent, bright and shiny. A very high quality gun with many attributes of the guns made by the best Scottish makers, in an astounding state of preservation. 4-39024 MGM145 (11,500-14,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009

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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	1231	$0.00	BEST QUALITY PERCUSSION SHOTGUN BY WILLIAM PARSON. SN 873. Cal. 16 Bore. 31″ Damascus barrels are engraved “William Parson. Swaffham Norfolk” on concave rib. Bottoms of bbls have London proofs for 16 Ga. and SN. Ramrod is secured by 3 Damascus pipes; front 2 being fairly short. Rear pipe supports loop. Original ebony ramrod has brass head. Tail is brass with worm under cap, and stamped with SN. Breech plugs are finely filed with vented platinum blowouts and platinum line at rear. It has scroll engraving on rib extension, and SNs on hooks. Original bright polished nipples are stamped “R” and “L”. Breech iron has high fences, and is engraved with very high quality shaded open scroll. Front action lockplates have 50% coverage of beautifully executed large open scroll with “William Parson” on both sides. Rounded serpentine hammers have scroll engraving on body, and stylized dolphin heads. Trigger plate terminates in highly stylized, intricately filed and engraved, extended pineapple. Thimble matches this motif. Scroll engraved trigger guard has patent safety lever at grip, which is engraved with scroll, and SN. Dense, lightly fiddleback figured and streaked European walnut stock measures 14-3/8″ over steel buttplate with scroll engraved long top tang. Stock features drop points, coarse flat top checkering with mullered borders at grip and fore-piece. There is a silver oval on toe line with initials “WOP”. Number “70” has been stamped in toe line behind oval. Bbl attaches to stock with side nail through engraved steel oval escutcheons. Bore diameter: left -.669, right -.670. Wall thickness: left -.032 at muzzle, right -.033 at muzzle. Drop at heel: 2-1/8″, drop at comb: 1-3/8″. Weight: 7 lbs. 3 oz, LOP 14-3/8″. CONDITION: Excellent. Bbls retain 98% of original brown, showing lovely Damascus pattern. Breech plugs, breech iron, lockplates, and hammers retain 95% original case color, with silvering on edges of fences. Case color on trigger plate is silvering toward tip. Thimble has 20-30% case color turning silver from handling. Trigger guard has most of its original bright blue, flaking on bow, and with a couple areas of light pitting behind safety lever, which is mostly silver. Buttplate retains 30% blue on the butt. Top tang has most of its blue, silvered toward tip, and at bump. Stocks retain virtually all of their original rubbed oil finish, with numerous marks, nicks, and light dents from handling and use over the years. Checkering has slight wear, with 3 diamonds missing in forend checkering near right escutcheon. Bores are excellent, bright and shiny. A very high quality gun with many attributes of the guns made by the best Scottish makers, in an astounding state of preservation. 4-39024 MGM145 (11,500-14,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009 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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