*RARE .410 PARKER DHE WITH SINGLE TRIGGER.

*RARE .410 PARKER DHE WITH SINGLE TRIGGER. SN 217467. Cal. .410 ga. 3″ Chambers. 000 Frame. 26″ Bbls are marked with Parker Brothers name, address, and “Titanic Steel” on concave, matted rib, fitted with two ivory beads. Bbl flats are correctly marked. Rear lump is stamped with SN, gauge, and frame size. Case hardened action fitted with non-automatic safety and single selective trigger, has typical “D” engraving, with single dog and “Parker Bros” in riband on each side, and four pheasants on floorplate. Lightly figured American walnut round knob buttstock has typical “D” drop points and checkering. It measures 14-1/8″ over skeleton steel buttplate. A large vacant silver oval is on toe line. Matching splinter ejector forend has typical Parker release and steel forend tip. All specifications match those listed in PARKER IDENTIFICATION AND SERIALIZATION ledger. Bore diameter at muzzles: left-.396, right -.402. Wall thickness: left -.035, right -.040. Drop at heel: 3″, drop at comb: 1-7/8″. Weight: 5 lbs. 11 oz. LOP: 14-1/8″. PROVENANCE: Parker Gun Collectors Assn letter confirming configuration and measurements, except listed with 2-9/16″ chambers. Gun was completed Aug 1926 and is the second DHE .410 ever produced as described in “The Parker Story”. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbls retain 95% + what appears to be orig blue. Action retains 30 – 40% orig case hardening color which does not appear to have ever been bright, and is mostly a pleasing pewter gray. Stocks retain nearly all of their orig finish, with a number of minor marks, 2 or 3 deeper small dents. Checkering is slightly worn and dark. Bores are bright and shiny throughout. Action is tight. Mechanically crisp. An exceptionally rare little gun with only 60 .410s of this grade being produced in all configurations. 4-47567 MGM56 (40,000-60,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2013

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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	2274	$54,625.00	RARE .410 PARKER DHE WITH SINGLE TRIGGER. SN 217467. Cal. .410 ga. 3″ Chambers. 000 Frame. 26″ Bbls are marked with Parker Brothers name, address, and “Titanic Steel” on concave, matted rib, fitted with two ivory beads. Bbl flats are correctly marked. Rear lump is stamped with SN, gauge, and frame size. Case hardened action fitted with non-automatic safety and single selective trigger, has typical “D” engraving, with single dog and “Parker Bros” in riband on each side, and four pheasants on floorplate. Lightly figured American walnut round knob buttstock has typical “D” drop points and checkering. It measures 14-1/8″ over skeleton steel buttplate. A large vacant silver oval is on toe line. Matching splinter ejector forend has typical Parker release and steel forend tip. All specifications match those listed in PARKER IDENTIFICATION AND SERIALIZATION ledger. Bore diameter at muzzles: left-.396, right -.402. Wall thickness: left -.035, right -.040. Drop at heel: 3″, drop at comb: 1-7/8″. Weight: 5 lbs. 11 oz. LOP: 14-1/8″. PROVENANCE: Parker Gun Collectors Assn letter confirming configuration and measurements, except listed with 2-9/16″ chambers. Gun was completed Aug 1926 and is the second DHE .410 ever produced as described in “The Parker Story”. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbls retain 95% + what appears to be orig blue. Action retains 30 – 40% orig case hardening color which does not appear to have ever been bright, and is mostly a pleasing pewter gray. Stocks retain nearly all of their orig finish, with a number of minor marks, 2 or 3 deeper small dents. Checkering is slightly worn and dark. Bores are bright and shiny throughout. Action is tight. Mechanically crisp. An exceptionally rare little gun with only 60 .410s of this grade being produced in all configurations. 4-47567 MGM56 (40,000-60,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2013 Please Note:* All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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