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1774
$6,900.00

*PARKER GHE GRADE DOUBLE BARREL 2-BARREL SET. Cal. 20 ga. SN 241775. Built on an “O” frame with 26” bbls (#2) choked MOD/IMP-CYL with after-market ventilated rib, dbl ivory beads & 28” bbls (#1) choked MOD/IMP-CYL with tapered, concave, matted rib & dbl ivory beads with rear bead broken. They both have doll’s head rib extensions with ejectors and receiver has a Parker sgl selective trigger. They are numbered “1” and “2” respectively, as are their forearms. Mounted with very highly figured, flame grain, American walnut with two checkered, splinter forearms & pistol grip stock, 14” over a checkered, skeleton buttplate. Receiver is engraved in typical “G” patterns with two flying ducks on left side, two quail on right side & two pheasants on floorplate with extra flourishes of foliate arabesque patterns. Accompanied by a fine leg-o-mutton case compartmented for both sets of bbls & stocked receiver. #1 BBLS: Bore diameter: left – .620, right – .620. Bore restrictions: left – .021, right – .009. Wall thickness: left – .027, right – .029. #2 BBLS: Bore diameter: left – .618, right – .618. Bore restrictions: left – .013, right – .008. Wall thickness: left – .033, right – .029. Drop at heel: 2-1/4”, drop at comb: 1-1/2”. Weight with 26” bbls: 6 lbs. 9.92 oz. CONDITION: Fine. #1 bbls retain 96-97% strong orig factory blue with brilliant shiny bores. #2 bbls retain about 95% of a restored blue, apparently done when rib was installed, with bright shiny bores. Receiver retains about 40% orig case colors, strong in sheltered areas, fading to silver elsewhere. Trigger guard retains about 80% orig blue. Stock has a crack on right side panel and #2 forearm has a crack at rear edge, otherwise wood is sound with #1 forearm retaining most of its orig factory varnish while stock & #2 forearm retain most of an applied, lightly sanded, oil finish. Stock has light handling & use marks with a couple of long scratches and both it and #2 forearm show moderate to heavy wear. Mechanics are fine. Case is very fine. 4-56766 JR562 (4,000-6,000)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2006
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