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1721
$29,900.00

*SCARCE PARKER CHE DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN. Cal. 20 ga. SN 191148. Built on an “O” frame with 28” Acme Steel bbls choked MOD/CYL with tapered, concave, matted rib, Bradley white ivory bead, doll’s head rib extension, ejectors & dbl triggers. Mounted with very beautiful, highly figured, feather, center crotch cut, checkered, American walnut with splinter forearm & semi-pistol grip stock with raised, teardrop side panels, 14-1/8” over a checkered skeleton buttplate. Receiver is very nicely engraved wit vignettes of a pointer on left side, a setter on right side and a running bull elk on floorplate, surrounded with foliate arabesque patterns with maker’s name in a ribbon on each side. All appended iron is engraved to match. Engraving patterns, A1 Special-style, extend 2-1/2” up over chamber areas with a fine band around muzzles. Consignor states that he recently purchased this shotgun from a 90 year old gentleman who had lived near the Parker factory and had special ordered this shotgun with the extra engraving. Bore diameter: left – .620, right – .628. Bore restrictions: left – .020, right – .011. Wall thickness: left – .023, right – .016. Drop at heel: 2-5/8”, drop at comb: 1-5/8”. Weight: 6 lbs. .96 oz. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbls retain 95-96% strong orig blue and receiver 25-30% orig case colors, strong in sheltered areas and in spots on sides with balance turned silver. Top tang retains about 60% case colors. Trigger guard is a silver/brown patina, silver on the tang. Wood is sound with the stock checkering having been re-cut and overall the wood retains a professionally restored finish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bores. 4-60361 JR448 (12,500-17,500)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2006
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