LOT OF SEVEN ORIGINAL PARKER SHOTGUN CATALOGS 1869 THROUGH 1930, BELIEVED TO BE A COMPLETE SET.

LOT OF SEVEN ORIGINAL PARKER SHOTGUN CATALOGS 1869 THROUGH 1930, BELIEVED TO BE A COMPLETE SET. 1) Believed to be the 1869 catalog that measures 8-7/8″ high x 5-11/16″ wide with blue/green paper covers picturing the lifter hammer shotgun on the front. Back cover has an engraving of the Parker Bros. plant in West Meriden, Conn. Catalog is 16-pages with p. 2 listing the specifications and p. 3 the price list. Prices range from $50 for the “Best Gun Iron Barrels, Plain finish, No. 12 gauge” through $200 for “Laminated or Damascus Steel Barrels, Solid Breech, Front Action Locks, Nos. 10, 11 or 12 Gauge, Superior Finish”. It also lists a Model with Decarbonized Steel Barrels with back action locks for $75. List also includes several accessories. Remainder of catalog is occupied with suggestions and directions for using Parker shotguns, numerous letters of recommendation dated 1867 and 1868. 2) Believed to be the 1887 catalog that measures 8-7/8″ x 5-1/2″ with yellow paper covers picturing a very high grade Damascus barreled shotgun on the front cover with the title “The Parker Gun. / Hammer.” Back cover shows a very high grade Damascus hammerless shotgun titled “The Parker Gun. / Hammerless.” Catalog consists of 39 pages with advertising for the “Parker Top Lever Shotgun” with line drawings of the internal workings. Several pages have drawings of the lock works of the hammer guns, forearms, etc. There are directions for using the gun, how to order a gun, shotshell loads, price list for extra bbls that range from $30 to $150. Bbls are advertised for 20 ga. thru 8 ga. up to 36″. It also advertises Parker Metallic Shotshells, buttplates, shot sizes, the lifter action with line drawings and the various grades of top and lifter action guns ranging from quality “U” through “A” with prices ranging from $50-$300. Majority of the rest of the catalog is occupied with accessories, cartridges, etc. 3) Believed to be March 1, 1895 catalog with blue & buff colored cover picturing a high grade Damascus double on the front cover and an etching of the Parker Bros. plant on the back cover. Interior contains 36 pages, similar to the previous with similar advertisements with a price list for hammerless shotguns dated March 1, 1895 which lists the available models from quality PH at $65 to quality AAH at $400. As in the previous catalogs, the majority of this catalog is occupied with advertisements for accessories, etc. 4) Believed to be the 1899 catalog with black & white front cover and plain back cover. Consists of 23 pages similar to the previous catalogs listing the top action and lifter hammer guns from quality “U” at $50 through the “AA” Pigeon gun at $400 and hammerless guns in quality “VH” at $50 through quality “AAH” at $400. Remainder of catalog is occupied with parts price lists & accessories. There is a an unused order blank attached to the inside of the back cover. 5) 1916 Catalog with revised prices effective Nov. 18, 1916. It measures 8-9/16″ wide x 7-3/8″ high and is the first horizontal catalog. It has a brown card weight cover embossed in black “The Parker Gun” with a flock of ducks in the foreground and a fine border. Back cover is simply white paper with a flock of seabirds and the company advertising. Interior has 35 pages with the pictured shotguns in sepia tones beginning with the A1 Special at $400 and includes the “AAH”, “AH”, “BH”, “CH”, “DH”, “GH”, “PH”, “VH” and Trojan. Page 21 lists the Parker hammer guns from quality “T” at $41.25 through the quality “AA” Pigeon gun at $300. Remainder of the catalog deals with mechanisms of the guns, instructions on ordering, etc. Included in this catalog is a small price list dated Nov. 18, 1916 that ranges from $32.50 for the Trojan to $500 for the A1 Special. 6) 1907 “Pine Cones” Catalog very similar to the 1916 catalog, consisting of 32 pages with the same inventory of models however they list separate prices for automatic ejectors. Page 25 lists Parker hammer guns from quality “T” through “AA” with remainder of the catalog occupied with extra bbls, parts & accessories. Attached between pp. 18-19 is a January 1889 orig Parker Hammerless price list. 7) 1930 Flying Goose catalog with green card weight covers having “Parker Guns” in a lighter colored green panel on the front along with four flying Canadian geese. Back cover is blank. Catalog measures 9″ x 5-3/4″ horizontal and consists of 32 pages listing the Invincible down through the Trojan grades. Hammer guns are no longer listed and the “PH” and “PHE” grades are over-stamped “DISCONTINUED”. This catalog also lists the single barrel trap gun in grades “SC” through “SAA”. It additionally lists the ventilated rib and single selective trigger. Page 31 is a price list showing the Trojan at $55. through the A1 Special with sgl trigger at $746. Additionally accompanied by Item 8) another 1930 catalog and Item 9) a second 1907 Pine Cones catalog. Also accompanied by Item 10) Remington-Parker catalog, spiral bound, 11-1/4″ x 8-1/2″ horizontal with buff colored card weight covers with red & brown printing, interior is 34 pages with the guns pictured in sepia tones advertising from the A1 Special through the Trojan grade. There is also an advertisement for the Skeet gun and another for a Trap gun along with the single bbl trap. Additionally accompanied by a Remington-Parker fold-out brochure; two Winchester Parker reproduction brochures; a circa 1907 Parker postcard with shotgun & woodcock in full color; a dealer brochure about “The Little Persuader”, a Winchester factory Model 21 brochure in its orig envelope; a couple of items of correspondence. CONDITION: Items 1 through 7 are archive mounted in a hard card weight cover, string mounted to backing. 1) Very fine. Front cover has a cut or tear near spine. Back cover is intact. Covers are slightly soiled and pages are lightly yellowed but all completely intact. 2) Very fine. Outer cover has a couple of breaks near spine around paper mounting tape, otherwise completely sound with slightly yellowed pages. 3) Very fine. Covers are lightly soiled with some yellowing but completely intact. Interior pages are lightly yellowed. 4) Very fine. Cover & interior pages are bright & clean with only faint yellowing around edges. 5) Extremely fine. Covers are crisp & clean with interior pages only very slightly yellowed around the edges. 6) Very fine. Covers show slight wear on top of spine, otherwise it remains near new with bright vivid colors. Pages are slightly yellowed around edges. 1899 price list is yellowed, brittle & torn on folds. 7) Very fine. Front cover is lightly soiled but completely intact. Interior pages are all solid & sound with slight yellowing around the edges. 8) and 9) Both mint. 10) Extremely fine. Very lightly soiled with some minor foxing on one of the front pages, otherwise extremely fine. The additional items are all generally extremely fine. 4-38997 JR176 (4,000-6,000)

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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	1378	$3,737.50	LOT OF SEVEN ORIGINAL PARKER SHOTGUN CATALOGS 1869 THROUGH 1930, BELIEVED TO BE A COMPLETE SET. 1) Believed to be the 1869 catalog that measures 8-7/8″ high x 5-11/16″ wide with blue/green paper covers picturing the lifter hammer shotgun on the front. Back cover has an engraving of the Parker Bros. plant in West Meriden, Conn. Catalog is 16-pages with p. 2 listing the specifications and p. 3 the price list. Prices range from $50 for the “Best Gun Iron Barrels, Plain finish, No. 12 gauge” through $200 for “Laminated or Damascus Steel Barrels, Solid Breech, Front Action Locks, Nos. 10, 11 or 12 Gauge, Superior Finish”. It also lists a Model with Decarbonized Steel Barrels with back action locks for $75. List also includes several accessories. Remainder of catalog is occupied with suggestions and directions for using Parker shotguns, numerous letters of recommendation dated 1867 and 1868. 2) Believed to be the 1887 catalog that measures 8-7/8″ x 5-1/2″ with yellow paper covers picturing a very high grade Damascus barreled shotgun on the front cover with the title “The Parker Gun. / Hammer.” Back cover shows a very high grade Damascus hammerless shotgun titled “The Parker Gun. / Hammerless.” Catalog consists of 39 pages with advertising for the “Parker Top Lever Shotgun” with line drawings of the internal workings. Several pages have drawings of the lock works of the hammer guns, forearms, etc. There are directions for using the gun, how to order a gun, shotshell loads, price list for extra bbls that range from $30 to $150. Bbls are advertised for 20 ga. thru 8 ga. up to 36″. It also advertises Parker Metallic Shotshells, buttplates, shot sizes, the lifter action with line drawings and the various grades of top and lifter action guns ranging from quality “U” through “A” with prices ranging from $50-$300. Majority of the rest of the catalog is occupied with accessories, cartridges, etc. 3) Believed to be March 1, 1895 catalog with blue & buff colored cover picturing a high grade Damascus double on the front cover and an etching of the Parker Bros. plant on the back cover. Interior contains 36 pages, similar to the previous with similar advertisements with a price list for hammerless shotguns dated March 1, 1895 which lists the available models from quality PH at $65 to quality AAH at $400. As in the previous catalogs, the majority of this catalog is occupied with advertisements for accessories, etc. 4) Believed to be the 1899 catalog with black & white front cover and plain back cover. Consists of 23 pages similar to the previous catalogs listing the top action and lifter hammer guns from quality “U” at $50 through the “AA” Pigeon gun at $400 and hammerless guns in quality “VH” at $50 through quality “AAH” at $400. Remainder of catalog is occupied with parts price lists & accessories. There is a an unused order blank attached to the inside of the back cover. 5) 1916 Catalog with revised prices effective Nov. 18, 1916. It measures 8-9/16″ wide x 7-3/8″ high and is the first horizontal catalog. It has a brown card weight cover embossed in black “The Parker Gun” with a flock of ducks in the foreground and a fine border. Back cover is simply white paper with a flock of seabirds and the company advertising. Interior has 35 pages with the pictured shotguns in sepia tones beginning with the A1 Special at $400 and includes the “AAH”, “AH”, “BH”, “CH”, “DH”, “GH”, “PH”, “VH” and Trojan. Page 21 lists the Parker hammer guns from quality “T” at $41.25 through the quality “AA” Pigeon gun at $300. Remainder of the catalog deals with mechanisms of the guns, instructions on ordering, etc. Included in this catalog is a small price list dated Nov. 18, 1916 that ranges from $32.50 for the Trojan to $500 for the A1 Special. 6) 1907 “Pine Cones” Catalog very similar to the 1916 catalog, consisting of 32 pages with the same inventory of models however they list separate prices for automatic ejectors. Page 25 lists Parker hammer guns from quality “T” through “AA” with remainder of the catalog occupied with extra bbls, parts & accessories. Attached between pp. 18-19 is a January 1889 orig Parker Hammerless price list. 7) 1930 Flying Goose catalog with green card weight covers having “Parker Guns” in a lighter colored green panel on the front along with four flying Canadian geese. Back cover is blank. Catalog measures 9″ x 5-3/4″ horizontal and consists of 32 pages listing the Invincible down through the Trojan grades. Hammer guns are no longer listed and the “PH” and “PHE” grades are over-stamped “DISCONTINUED”. This catalog also lists the single barrel trap gun in grades “SC” through “SAA”. It additionally lists the ventilated rib and single selective trigger. Page 31 is a price list showing the Trojan at $55. through the A1 Special with sgl trigger at $746. Additionally accompanied by Item 8) another 1930 catalog and Item 9) a second 1907 Pine Cones catalog. Also accompanied by Item 10) Remington-Parker catalog, spiral bound, 11-1/4″ x 8-1/2″ horizontal with buff colored card weight covers with red & brown printing, interior is 34 pages with the guns pictured in sepia tones advertising from the A1 Special through the Trojan grade. There is also an advertisement for the Skeet gun and another for a Trap gun along with the single bbl trap. Additionally accompanied by a Remington-Parker fold-out brochure; two Winchester Parker reproduction brochures; a circa 1907 Parker postcard with shotgun & woodcock in full color; a dealer brochure about “The Little Persuader”, a Winchester factory Model 21 brochure in its orig envelope; a couple of items of correspondence. CONDITION: Items 1 through 7 are archive mounted in a hard card weight cover, string mounted to backing. 1) Very fine. Front cover has a cut or tear near spine. Back cover is intact. Covers are slightly soiled and pages are lightly yellowed but all completely intact. 2) Very fine. Outer cover has a couple of breaks near spine around paper mounting tape, otherwise completely sound with slightly yellowed pages. 3) Very fine. Covers are lightly soiled with some yellowing but completely intact. Interior pages are lightly yellowed. 4) Very fine. Cover & interior pages are bright & clean with only faint yellowing around edges. 5) Extremely fine. Covers are crisp & clean with interior pages only very slightly yellowed around the edges. 6) Very fine. Covers show slight wear on top of spine, otherwise it remains near new with bright vivid colors. Pages are slightly yellowed around edges. 1899 price list is yellowed, brittle & torn on folds. 7) Very fine. Front cover is lightly soiled but completely intact. Interior pages are all solid & sound with slight yellowing around the edges. 8) and 9) Both mint. 10) Extremely fine. Very lightly soiled with some minor foxing on one of the front pages, otherwise extremely fine. The additional items are all generally extremely fine. 4-38997 JR176 (4,000-6,000) 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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