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1737
$31,625.00

*RARE PARKER AAH DBL BBL SHOTGUN. Cal. 12ga. SN190632. Exceptionally fine AA Parker, on a No. 2 frame with 30” bbls choked FULL/MOD with tapered matted rib, dbl ivory beads with the makers’ name, “PIGEON GUN” and “WHITWORTH STEEL” engraved on the rib. Bbl water table is marked “FULL” and “MOD”. Receiver has full coverage, very fine foliate and floral arabesque patterns, which extend over the trigger guard and forend iron. Fences are matching engraved with a fine border pattern and raised triple scallops. It has extractors and checkered gold plated Parker single trigger. Wood is beautifully figured center crotch cut walnut with long, full-checkered, beavertail forearm carved in fleur-de-lis patterns. Forearm latch is engraved “PAT’D MAR 26 1878”. Buttstock has extensively checkered wrist with checkered raised fleur-de-lis side panels. The pistol grip is capped with a Parker marked hard rubber cap and is 14-3/4” over an old Hawkins pad. CONDITION: Exceptionally fine. Bbls retain 98-99% strong, bright rust/blue. Receiver retains about 80% subtle original case colors, thin and turning silver on the bottom front half. Wood is sound and retains most of a fine hand rubbed oil finish. Bores are brilliant and shiny. Trigger and selector lever retain most of their fine gold plating. An exceptional and very fine and rare Parker shotgun. 4-52362 JR159 (30,000-50,000)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2004
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