*RARE PARKER TRY-GUN DBL BBL SHOTGUN.

*RARE PARKER TRY-GUN DBL BBL SHOTGUN. Cal. 12 ga. SN 171493. Built on a #2 frame with 30″ Vulcan steel bbls choked IMP-MOD/FULL with matted rib, sgl bead, doll’s head extension, extractor & dbl triggers. Receiver has zigzag borders & engraved in large letters “PARKER BROS” on each side. Wood is nicely figured American walnut with checkered splinter forearm & fully adjustable pistol grip stock with thick-checkered hard rubber buttplate. Buttstock is fully articulated to enable the gunsmith/gun maker to perfectly fit the client. Accompanied by a Parker letter indicating shipment on Nov. 2, 1915 as a VHE Try-gun (no evidence of ever having been an ejector gun). It was one of three Try-guns built together with the other two being consecutively numbered to this gun. Also accompanied by, what appears to be, an orig T-handle adjusting tool. Weight: 8 lbs. 10.6 oz. CONDITION: Fine plus. Bbls retain 60-70% strong orig blue with the forearm area a blue/gray patina. Receiver has case colors in the sheltered areas being mostly a silver/gray patina. Wood is sound with the forearm being a dark oil patina while the stock retains most of its orig varnish with minor handling & use marks and a couple of tiny hairlines back of the top tang. Top rib has three holes towards the rear end. Crisp mechanics, brilliant shiny bores. 5-60444 JR174 (5,000-10,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	4468	$9,775.00	RARE PARKER TRY-GUN DBL BBL SHOTGUN. Cal. 12 ga. SN 171493. Built on a #2 frame with 30″ Vulcan steel bbls choked IMP-MOD/FULL with matted rib, sgl bead, doll’s head extension, extractor & dbl triggers. Receiver has zigzag borders & engraved in large letters “PARKER BROS” on each side. Wood is nicely figured American walnut with checkered splinter forearm & fully adjustable pistol grip stock with thick-checkered hard rubber buttplate. Buttstock is fully articulated to enable the gunsmith/gun maker to perfectly fit the client. Accompanied by a Parker letter indicating shipment on Nov. 2, 1915 as a VHE Try-gun (no evidence of ever having been an ejector gun). It was one of three Try-guns built together with the other two being consecutively numbered to this gun. Also accompanied by, what appears to be, an orig T-handle adjusting tool. Weight: 8 lbs. 10.6 oz. CONDITION: Fine plus. Bbls retain 60-70% strong orig blue with the forearm area a blue/gray patina. Receiver has case colors in the sheltered areas being mostly a silver/gray patina. Wood is sound with the forearm being a dark oil patina while the stock retains most of its orig varnish with minor handling & use marks and a couple of tiny hairlines back of the top tang. Top rib has three holes towards the rear end. Crisp mechanics, brilliant shiny bores. 5-60444 JR174 (5,000-10,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005 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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