SCARCE PARKER DH GRADE DAMASCUS DBL BBL SHOTGUN.

SCARCE PARKER DH GRADE DAMASCUS DBL BBL SHOTGUN. Cal. 12 ga. SN 85864. Built on a #2 frame with 30″ Damascus steel bbls with matted rib, sgl bead, doll’s head extension, extractors & dbl triggers. Receiver is engraved in typical “D” patterns with vignettes of a pointer on point on the left side, a setter on point on the right side and four partridge on the floorplate surrounded by zigzag border & about 50% coverage foliate arabesque patterns. Maker’s name is in a ribbon on each side. Wood is beautifully grained, light colored American walnut with checkered splinter forearm & rnd knob, semi-pistol grip stock with teardrop side panels, 14-3/8″ over a skeleton buttplate with checkered center. Accompanied by a Parker letter identifying this shotgun as having been shipped on March 30, 1897 to the W.S. Brown Co. of Pittsburgh, PA at a price of $100.00. Drop at the heel 2-5/8″, drop at the comb 1-1/2″. Weight: 7 lbs. 14.5 oz. CONDITION: Very fine plus. Bbls retain 96-97% strong orig brown Damascus pattern with slight muzzle edge wear & a minor nick or two. Receiver retains 75-80% orig case colors, bright in the sheltered areas, thinning & turning silver elsewhere. Wood is sound with usual light handling & use marks and retains most of its orig factory varnish on the stock. Forearm retains most of a restored finish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with some slight orange peel in the left bbl. 5-60419 JR631 (5,000-10,000)

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1324	$2,300.00	SCARCE PARKER DH GRADE DAMASCUS DBL BBL SHOTGUN. Cal. 12 ga. SN 85864. Built on a #2 frame with 30″ Damascus steel bbls with matted rib, sgl bead, doll’s head extension, extractors & dbl triggers. Receiver is engraved in typical “D” patterns with vignettes of a pointer on point on the left side, a setter on point on the right side and four partridge on the floorplate surrounded by zigzag border & about 50% coverage foliate arabesque patterns. Maker’s name is in a ribbon on each side. Wood is beautifully grained, light colored American walnut with checkered splinter forearm & rnd knob, semi-pistol grip stock with teardrop side panels, 14-3/8″ over a skeleton buttplate with checkered center. Accompanied by a Parker letter identifying this shotgun as having been shipped on March 30, 1897 to the W.S. Brown Co. of Pittsburgh, PA at a price of $100.00. Drop at the heel 2-5/8″, drop at the comb 1-1/2″. Weight: 7 lbs. 14.5 oz. CONDITION: Very fine plus. Bbls retain 96-97% strong orig brown Damascus pattern with slight muzzle edge wear & a minor nick or two. Receiver retains 75-80% orig case colors, bright in the sheltered areas, thinning & turning silver elsewhere. Wood is sound with usual light handling & use marks and retains most of its orig factory varnish on the stock. Forearm retains most of a restored finish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with some slight orange peel in the left bbl. 5-60419 JR631 (5,000-10,000) 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.

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