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1766
$19,550.00

*SCARCE PARKER CHE DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN. Cal. 10 ga. SN 191348. Built on a No. 3 frame with 36-1/4” orig length, Acme Steel bbls with tapered concave matted rib, dbl ivory beads, doll’s head rib extension, ejectors & dbl triggers. Mounted with very nicely figured, streaky, French walnut with checkered splinter forearm & pistol grip stock with checkered raised teardrop side panels, capped pistol grip, 13-3/4” over a leather faced pad. Stock has a blank silver initial plate secured with six pins. Receiver is very beautifully engraved with a pointer on left side, setter on right side and a bugling bull elk on floorplate, surrounded with foliate arabesque patterns and maker’s name in a panel on each side. Bore diameter: left – .778, right – .780. Bore restrictions: left – .039, right – .039. Wall thickness: left – .048, right – .050. Drop at heel: 2-3/4”, drop at comb: 1-5/8”. Weight: 9 lbs. 15.36 oz. CONDITION: Very fine plus. Bbls retain about 95% orig blue, thinned & turning plum toward muzzles. Receiver retains most of its orig case colors, strong & bright in sheltered areas, thinned & turning silver on bottom. Wood is sound with minor storage & handling marks and retains about all of a professionally restored finish. Trigger guard retains most of a professionally restored finish. Mechanics are fine, brilliant shiny bores. Dr. Poppell Collection 4-59298 JR450 (10,000-15,000)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2006
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