*STUNNING LARGE FRAME PARKER AHE SIDE-BY-SIDE SHOTGUN.

*STUNNING LARGE FRAME PARKER AHE SIDE-BY-SIDE SHOTGUN. SN 203378. Cal. 12 ga. 32″ bbls with matted tapered concave rib, dual ivory sighting beads, 3″ chambers, FULL/FULL choke, ejectors and dbl triggers. Top rib of bbl is marked “Parker Bros. Makers. Meriden. Ct. U.S.A. Acme Steel”. The rare “3” size receiver is beautifully engraved with flowers and tight foliate Arabesque scroll, ribbon with “Parker Bros” on each side, a meadow scene with 5 pheasants on trigger plate, center bottom with 2 woodcock in flight over pine trees, fences are engraved with sgl rib and circular vignette of 2 ducks in flight, and trigger bow is engraved with 4 ducks in flight and foliate Arabesque scroll. Mounted with highly figured walnut, checkered side panels with fleur-de-lis drop points, checkered pistol grip stock with hard rubber grip cap and blank gold oval center, checkered butt and scroll engraved skeleton buttplate, fully checkered splinter forend. Bore diameter: left -.731, right -.732. Bore restrictions: left -.034, right -.034. Wall thickness: left -.063, right -.060. Drop at heel: 2-9/16″, drop at comb: 1-7/16″. Weight: 10lbs. 8oz. LOP 15-3/16″. This SN was not found in the “Parker Gun Identification and Serialization” book. It was undoubtedly built to be someone’s Sunday fowling gun. PROVENANCE: Dr. David Rozier Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine, bbls retain 99% of a beautiful factory quality restored blued finish with just a few minor handling marks. Receiver retains must of its orig case colors, very visible across bottom and in protected areas but gets lost in the intricate fine engraving. Triggers have been professionally replated and trigger bow carries a professional factory quality restored blue finish. Stock is sound with sharp checkering, a few minor light handling marks and retains all of a fine professional factory quality restored finish. Buttplate retains all of a professional factory quality restored blue and case hardened screws. Forend is sound with fine checkering and retains a fine professional factory quality restored finish. Mechanics are crisp with automatic safety, strong ejectors and shiny bores with some very shallow scattered pits. 4-38338 BDT92 (20,000-30,000)

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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	1340	$0.00	STUNNING LARGE FRAME PARKER AHE SIDE-BY-SIDE SHOTGUN. SN 203378. Cal. 12 ga. 32″ bbls with matted tapered concave rib, dual ivory sighting beads, 3″ chambers, FULL/FULL choke, ejectors and dbl triggers. Top rib of bbl is marked “Parker Bros. Makers. Meriden. Ct. U.S.A. Acme Steel”. The rare “3” size receiver is beautifully engraved with flowers and tight foliate Arabesque scroll, ribbon with “Parker Bros” on each side, a meadow scene with 5 pheasants on trigger plate, center bottom with 2 woodcock in flight over pine trees, fences are engraved with sgl rib and circular vignette of 2 ducks in flight, and trigger bow is engraved with 4 ducks in flight and foliate Arabesque scroll. Mounted with highly figured walnut, checkered side panels with fleur-de-lis drop points, checkered pistol grip stock with hard rubber grip cap and blank gold oval center, checkered butt and scroll engraved skeleton buttplate, fully checkered splinter forend. Bore diameter: left -.731, right -.732. Bore restrictions: left -.034, right -.034. Wall thickness: left -.063, right -.060. Drop at heel: 2-9/16″, drop at comb: 1-7/16″. Weight: 10lbs. 8oz. LOP 15-3/16″. This SN was not found in the “Parker Gun Identification and Serialization” book. It was undoubtedly built to be someone’s Sunday fowling gun. PROVENANCE: Dr. David Rozier Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine, bbls retain 99% of a beautiful factory quality restored blued finish with just a few minor handling marks. Receiver retains must of its orig case colors, very visible across bottom and in protected areas but gets lost in the intricate fine engraving. Triggers have been professionally replated and trigger bow carries a professional factory quality restored blue finish. Stock is sound with sharp checkering, a few minor light handling marks and retains all of a fine professional factory quality restored finish. Buttplate retains all of a professional factory quality restored blue and case hardened screws. Forend is sound with fine checkering and retains a fine professional factory quality restored finish. Mechanics are crisp with automatic safety, strong ejectors and shiny bores with some very shallow scattered pits. 4-38338 BDT92 (20,000-30,000) 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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