RARE CASED IDENTIFIED PARKER HAMMER LIFTER DAMASCUS DBL BBL SHOTGUN.

RARE CASED IDENTIFIED PARKER HAMMER LIFTER DAMASCUS DBL BBL SHOTGUN. SN 13264. Cal. 10 ga. Quality 2 shotgun built on about a #3 frame with 30″ laminated steel bbls with about “P” grade engraving on the receiver, lockplates & hammers. It is mounted in a highly figured American walnut rnd knob stock, 14-1/4″ over a smooth steel buttplate, with checkered splinter forearm secured with a sgl wedge. It has a small silver shield on top of the wrist engraved “L M / 1879”. It is accompanied by a Parker letter fully identifying this shotgun as having been shipped Jan. 25, 1879 to Lt. Lewis Merriam of Fort Laramie, Wyoming and included a case & complete set of loading supplies. Letter further states that the order included special instructions to engrave “L.M. 1879” on the gun and “LIEUT. L. MERRIAM, USA” on the case. Also accompanying is a copy of the Dec. 9th 1878 production record, which lists this gun as having been shipped Jan. 25, 1879. The case is early Parker style, 31-3/4″ long x 8-3/4″ wide x 3-3/4″ deep, made of walnut, hinged with center break, green felt lined with compartments for the shotgun, loading & cleaning tools (which are missing), a cartridge block for 50 cartridges, now containing three brass Parker head-stamped shot shells, three nickel Parker head-stamped shot shells, a UMC brass shot shell & four paper UMC shot shells. It also contains a fantastic lacquered metal tin of Parker Boxer shot shell primers. Front of the case has two leather handles & the top has a small rectangular silver-plate engraved “LIEUT. L. MERRIAM. U.S.A.” This is a neat lot. Lt. Merriam was in WY and obviously he ordered this gun during the Indian Wars, just a couple of years after the Custer massacre. Further research on Merriam may reveal some interesting history. CONDITION: About good. Bbls retain about 50% dark Damascus pattern and the lockplates 50-60% dark orig case colors. Receiver retains about 50% faded case colors, mostly on the top, with the bottom turned silver. Stock has a grain crack at the back of the pistol grip knob that extends up through the wrist and has been repaired with a screw. Checkering on the wrist & forearm show heavy wear. Mechanics are fine, heavily pitted bore with a long scratch in the right side. Case is worn & battered with three or four cracks in the lid and retains a fine old patina. Lining is faded & soiled but reasonably intact. Parker primer tin is extremely fine. 4-31651 (3,000-5,000)

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1377A	$4,600.00	RARE CASED IDENTIFIED PARKER HAMMER LIFTER DAMASCUS DBL BBL SHOTGUN. SN 13264. Cal. 10 ga. Quality 2 shotgun built on about a #3 frame with 30″ laminated steel bbls with about “P” grade engraving on the receiver, lockplates & hammers. It is mounted in a highly figured American walnut rnd knob stock, 14-1/4″ over a smooth steel buttplate, with checkered splinter forearm secured with a sgl wedge. It has a small silver shield on top of the wrist engraved “L M / 1879”. It is accompanied by a Parker letter fully identifying this shotgun as having been shipped Jan. 25, 1879 to Lt. Lewis Merriam of Fort Laramie, Wyoming and included a case & complete set of loading supplies. Letter further states that the order included special instructions to engrave “L.M. 1879” on the gun and “LIEUT. L. MERRIAM, USA” on the case. Also accompanying is a copy of the Dec. 9th 1878 production record, which lists this gun as having been shipped Jan. 25, 1879. The case is early Parker style, 31-3/4″ long x 8-3/4″ wide x 3-3/4″ deep, made of walnut, hinged with center break, green felt lined with compartments for the shotgun, loading & cleaning tools (which are missing), a cartridge block for 50 cartridges, now containing three brass Parker head-stamped shot shells, three nickel Parker head-stamped shot shells, a UMC brass shot shell & four paper UMC shot shells. It also contains a fantastic lacquered metal tin of Parker Boxer shot shell primers. Front of the case has two leather handles & the top has a small rectangular silver-plate engraved “LIEUT. L. MERRIAM. U.S.A.” This is a neat lot. Lt. Merriam was in WY and obviously he ordered this gun during the Indian Wars, just a couple of years after the Custer massacre. Further research on Merriam may reveal some interesting history. CONDITION: About good. Bbls retain about 50% dark Damascus pattern and the lockplates 50-60% dark orig case colors. Receiver retains about 50% faded case colors, mostly on the top, with the bottom turned silver. Stock has a grain crack at the back of the pistol grip knob that extends up through the wrist and has been repaired with a screw. Checkering on the wrist & forearm show heavy wear. Mechanics are fine, heavily pitted bore with a long scratch in the right side. Case is worn & battered with three or four cracks in the lid and retains a fine old patina. Lining is faded & soiled but reasonably intact. Parker primer tin is extremely fine. 4-31651 (3,000-5,000) 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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