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1821h
$1,955.00

SCARCE PARKER DH GRADE DAMASCUS HAMMER DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN. Cal. 12 ga. SN 35630. Built on a No. 1 frame with 28” Damascus steel bbls choked MOD/IMP-CYL with tapered, concave, smooth rib, sgl bead, doll’s head rib extension & extractor. Mounted with very nicely figured, French walnut with checkered splinter forearm & pistol grip stock with raised teardrop side panels, 14-1/4” over a checkered skeleton buttplate. Receiver & lockplates are engraved in early “D” patterns with a pointer & a duck on left lockplate, a setter & two pheasants on right lockplate and two geese in a field scene on bottom. There is a woodcock on trigger plate, all surrounded with foliate arabesque patterns. Fences are deep scalloped with a long & short raised rib around bottom edges. Bore diameter: left – .754, right – .751. Bore restrictions: left – .018, right – .012. Wall thickness: left – .023, right – .024. Drop at heel: 2-5/8”, drop at comb: 1-1/2”. Weight: 6 lbs. 14.08 oz. CONDITION: Fine. Bbls retain most of their restored Damascus pattern turning light gray. Muzzle ends have been dressed. Lockplates retain dark case colors, brighter in sheltered areas. Receiver is a gray patina. Stock has a hairline back of left lockplate, otherwise wood is sound with light handling & use marks & retains a hand worn patina. Mechanics are fine, moderately pitted bores. 4-59225 JR523 (1,500-2,500)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2006
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