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1296
$8,050.00
Revised: 3/10/2007 

*PARKER VHE GRADE DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN. Cal. 20 ga. SN 237933. Built on an “0” frame with 26” Vulcan Steel bbls choked SKEET IN/SKEET OUT and so marked on bottom of bbls, with tapered, concave, matted rib, dbl ivory beads, doll’s head rib extension, ejectors and Parker sgl selective trigger. Mounted with highly figured, checkered, American walnut with extended target style, beavertail forearm and pistol grip stock, 14” over a checkered butt. This is the orig wood, numbered to this shotgun. The wood is of higher quality than usual for a V-grade and is most unusual to find a checkered butt on a V-grade. Receiver has light border patterns with “PARKER” on bottom front. This shotgun, like a 16 ga. VHE grade being sold elsewhere in this auction, will letter with a straight stock & standard forearm but there is no doubt that this is the orig factory wood. It is listed in the middle of twelve other V & D-grade shotguns, all with 26” bbls, ejectors, sgl selective triggers, straight stocks & large forearms. This shotgun is only listed with ejectors. It is apparent that this is a transcription error in the records. Bore diameter: left – .618, right – .616. Bore restrictions: left – .008, right – .011. Wall thickness: left – .029, right – .024. Drop at heel: 2-1/4”, drop at comb: 1-1/2”. Weight: 6 lbs. 11.84 oz. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbls retain 97-98% strong, orig blue and receiver 90-92% strong, orig bright case colors, brilliant in sheltered areas, turned silver on bottom. Wood is sound with very minor handling & storage marks and retains virtually all of a fine, professionally restored finish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bores with a slight bit of roughness just in front of chamber in right bbl. 4-31080 JR523 (3,000-5,000)


Auction: Firearms - Spring 2007
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