*SCARCE MASSIVE PARKER DH GRADE 8 GAUGE FOWLER.

*SCARCE MASSIVE PARKER DH GRADE 8 GAUGE FOWLER. SN 163553. Cal. 8 ga. 3-1/2″ Chambers. 36″ Barrels. Built on no. 6 frame, this heavy gun has all the normal attributes of D grade including titanic steel bbls, scroll engraved receiver depicting dogs, and skeleton steel buttplate. 36″ Barrels are stamped with circled “T” on flats along with “3” and a bbl blank weight of 7 pounds 13 ounces. Gun is listed by SN in “Parker Identification” list as is. “The Parker Story” indicates that a total of 10 8-bore DH grade guns with titanic bbls were made, 8 having 36″ bbls. Dense, lightly streaked European walnut pistol grip buttstock measures 14-5/8″ over what appears to be orig skeleton buttplate. Vacant silver oval is on toe line. Orig splinter forend matches nicely. Bore diameter: left -.857, right -.855. Bore restrictions: left -.060, right -.050. Wall thickness: left -.042, right -.038. Drop at heel: 2-1/2″, drop at comb: 1-1/2″. Weight: 12 lbs. 4 oz. LOP 14-5/8″. CONDITION: Fine, as partially refurbished. Bbls retain nearly all of fine quality satin re-blue over areas of light pinprick pitting mostly on rib toward breech. Action is mostly silver gray with traces of case color in protected areas, with a few areas of brown patina, and some light pitting. Stocks retain most of their orig finish with numerous marks and dings. Oil may have been added to butt. Moisture discoloration is near buttplate, as well as some shrinkage of the checkered wood within the plate. Action is tight. Bores are bright and shiny, showing evidence of having been polished, and with some pinprick pitting toward muzzles. A very fine big bore Parker with shootable dimensions. 4-42219 MGM12 (13,000-18,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2011

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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	1266	$23,000.00	SCARCE MASSIVE PARKER DH GRADE 8 GAUGE FOWLER. SN 163553. Cal. 8 ga. 3-1/2″ Chambers. 36″ Barrels. Built on no. 6 frame, this heavy gun has all the normal attributes of D grade including titanic steel bbls, scroll engraved receiver depicting dogs, and skeleton steel buttplate. 36″ Barrels are stamped with circled “T” on flats along with “3” and a bbl blank weight of 7 pounds 13 ounces. Gun is listed by SN in “Parker Identification” list as is. “The Parker Story” indicates that a total of 10 8-bore DH grade guns with titanic bbls were made, 8 having 36″ bbls. Dense, lightly streaked European walnut pistol grip buttstock measures 14-5/8″ over what appears to be orig skeleton buttplate. Vacant silver oval is on toe line. Orig splinter forend matches nicely. Bore diameter: left -.857, right -.855. Bore restrictions: left -.060, right -.050. Wall thickness: left -.042, right -.038. Drop at heel: 2-1/2″, drop at comb: 1-1/2″. Weight: 12 lbs. 4 oz. LOP 14-5/8″. CONDITION: Fine, as partially refurbished. Bbls retain nearly all of fine quality satin re-blue over areas of light pinprick pitting mostly on rib toward breech. Action is mostly silver gray with traces of case color in protected areas, with a few areas of brown patina, and some light pitting. Stocks retain most of their orig finish with numerous marks and dings. Oil may have been added to butt. Moisture discoloration is near buttplate, as well as some shrinkage of the checkered wood within the plate. Action is tight. Bores are bright and shiny, showing evidence of having been polished, and with some pinprick pitting toward muzzles. A very fine big bore Parker with shootable dimensions. 4-42219 MGM12 (13,000-18,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2011 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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