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1323
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$14,375.00
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*SCARCE PARKER DHE GRADE LIVE PIGEON DBL BBL SHOTGUN. Cal. 12 ga. SN 216604. Built on a #2 frame and listed in the records as a Grade T13 (D Grade with Titanic steel bbls). This beautiful shotgun has 34″ Titanic steel bbls with flat matted ventilated rib with dbl ivory beads, doll’s head extension, ejectors & gold washed Parker sgl selective trigger. Receiver is engraved in typical “D” patterns with a bird dog on each side & four pheasant on trigger plate, all surrounded with fine arabesque patterns & maker’s name in a ribbon on each side. Mounted with highly figured French walnut with large checkered beavertail forearm & straight stock with raised teardrop side panels, 14-3/4″ over a collapsed solid red pad. Drop at heel: 1-1/2″, drop at comb: 1-3/8″. Bore restrictions: left – .026, right – .034. Wall thickness: left – .040, right – .038. Bore diameter: left – .705, right – .696. Weight: 8 lbs. 11.52 oz. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbls retain about 98% strong bright orig blue & receiver about 90% orig case colors. Trigger guard retains 93-95% orig blue. Wood is sound with minor nicks & scratches & retains most of its orig factory varnish with some crazing on buttstock & tip of forearm. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bores. A seldom encountered Parker. 4-56422 (15,000-25,000)
Auction: Firearms - Spring 2006 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. |