*VERY RARE PARKER BROS SMALL BORE DHE SKEET GUN WITH FACTORY VENT RIB.

*VERY RARE PARKER BROS SMALL BORE DHE SKEET GUN WITH FACTORY VENT RIB. SN 241109. Cal. 410. 26″ bbls with matted, tapered vent rib, dual ivory sighting beads, 3″ chambers, SKEET IN/SKEET OUT choke, ejectors and Parker single selective trigger. The “000” frame is D-grade engraved with setter on left side, pointer on right, three pheasants on trigger plate, “PARKER” across center bottom with balance a bold foliate arabesque scroll. Mounted with highly figured walnut, checkered beavertail forend, checkered straight grip stock, side panels with dropper points, checkered butt with steel skeleton buttplate and gold initial oval engraved “R”. Accompanied with Parker Gun Association letter identifying as gun being ordered by Peden Iron & Steel Co. on Feb. 10, 1938 and shipped July 29, 1938. According to Remington IBM card, it was a DHE SKEET hammerless 410 bore with single selected trigger. It featured fluid steel bbls with a length of 26″ and an optional ventilated rib. The stock dimensions, chokes and butt treatment are not listed on IBM card. It is also listed in a Remington memo titled “SEMI-COMPLETED GUNS” dated Dec. 9, 1942. It is listed the same as the IBM card and needs $72.56 in labor and $4.22 in parts to complete gun. The sale price is listed as $167.72. Bore measurements are N/A for 410’s. Drop at heel: 2-3/8″. Drop at comb: 1-1/2″. Weight is 6lbs. 5oz. LOP: 14-1/8″. Accompanied with brown leather take-down case with royal purple felt lining. Snap caps and a Griffin & Howe marked silver oil bottle. Accompanying case is Parker pamphlet with two setters on cover stating “Congratulations on Your Choice of Parker Gun” also a pamphlet “A New Parker Sensation 410 Bore Skeet Gun”. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbls retain nearly all of their fine blue with just a few minor nicks and scratches. Receiver retains nearly all case colors with minor thinning on sharp edges. Trigger guard retains 95% blue with minor thinning in grip area. Stock is sound with sharp checkering, some minor handling marks and retains virtually all of its finish. Forend is sound with minor nicks and dings, sharp checkering and retains virtually all its finish. Mechanics are crisp with strong ejectors and bright shiny bores as gun appears to have seen very little use. 4-37867 BDT202 (40,000-60,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 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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	1341	$51,750.00	VERY RARE PARKER BROS SMALL BORE DHE SKEET GUN WITH FACTORY VENT RIB. SN 241109. Cal. 410. 26″ bbls with matted, tapered vent rib, dual ivory sighting beads, 3″ chambers, SKEET IN/SKEET OUT choke, ejectors and Parker single selective trigger. The “000” frame is D-grade engraved with setter on left side, pointer on right, three pheasants on trigger plate, “PARKER” across center bottom with balance a bold foliate arabesque scroll. Mounted with highly figured walnut, checkered beavertail forend, checkered straight grip stock, side panels with dropper points, checkered butt with steel skeleton buttplate and gold initial oval engraved “R”. Accompanied with Parker Gun Association letter identifying as gun being ordered by Peden Iron & Steel Co. on Feb. 10, 1938 and shipped July 29, 1938. According to Remington IBM card, it was a DHE SKEET hammerless 410 bore with single selected trigger. It featured fluid steel bbls with a length of 26″ and an optional ventilated rib. The stock dimensions, chokes and butt treatment are not listed on IBM card. It is also listed in a Remington memo titled “SEMI-COMPLETED GUNS” dated Dec. 9, 1942. It is listed the same as the IBM card and needs $72.56 in labor and $4.22 in parts to complete gun. The sale price is listed as $167.72. Bore measurements are N/A for 410’s. Drop at heel: 2-3/8″. Drop at comb: 1-1/2″. Weight is 6lbs. 5oz. LOP: 14-1/8″. Accompanied with brown leather take-down case with royal purple felt lining. Snap caps and a Griffin & Howe marked silver oil bottle. Accompanying case is Parker pamphlet with two setters on cover stating “Congratulations on Your Choice of Parker Gun” also a pamphlet “A New Parker Sensation 410 Bore Skeet Gun”. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbls retain nearly all of their fine blue with just a few minor nicks and scratches. Receiver retains nearly all case colors with minor thinning on sharp edges. Trigger guard retains 95% blue with minor thinning in grip area. Stock is sound with sharp checkering, some minor handling marks and retains virtually all of its finish. Forend is sound with minor nicks and dings, sharp checkering and retains virtually all its finish. Mechanics are crisp with strong ejectors and bright shiny bores as gun appears to have seen very little use. 4-37867 BDT202 (40,000-60,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 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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