PARKER QUALITY 3 DAMASCUS DBL BBL SHOTGUN.

PARKER QUALITY 3 DAMASCUS DBL BBL SHOTGUN. Cal. 10 ga. SN 31429. Built on a #4 frame with 32″ Damascus steel bbls with smooth concave rib, sgl bead, doll’s head extension & extractor. Receiver has a deep raised scallop on each fence with deep scallop recesses over the firing pins. Lockplates are beautifully engraved with a bird dog & bird on each side, a large vignette of what appear to be two turkeys in a barnyard scene with a woodcock on the trigger plate. It is all surrounded with light patterns of arabesque engraving. Hammers, opening lever, trigger guard & forend iron are engraved to match. Wood is very nicely figured English walnut with checkered splinter forearm & semi-pistol grip stock with raised teardrop side panels, 14-1/4″ over a skeleton buttplate with checkered center. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbls retain about 85% light brown Damascus pattern with a few minor nicks & dings and some discoloration near the muzzle. Lockplates retain most of their bright orig case colors with some fading toward the front end. Receiver retains 50-60% fading case colors, strong in the sheltered areas, silver elsewhere. Wood is sound with minor nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig factory varnish. 5-60458 JR190 (3,000-5,000)

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
	4481	$4,600.00	PARKER QUALITY 3 DAMASCUS DBL BBL SHOTGUN. Cal. 10 ga. SN 31429. Built on a #4 frame with 32″ Damascus steel bbls with smooth concave rib, sgl bead, doll’s head extension & extractor. Receiver has a deep raised scallop on each fence with deep scallop recesses over the firing pins. Lockplates are beautifully engraved with a bird dog & bird on each side, a large vignette of what appear to be two turkeys in a barnyard scene with a woodcock on the trigger plate. It is all surrounded with light patterns of arabesque engraving. Hammers, opening lever, trigger guard & forend iron are engraved to match. Wood is very nicely figured English walnut with checkered splinter forearm & semi-pistol grip stock with raised teardrop side panels, 14-1/4″ over a skeleton buttplate with checkered center. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbls retain about 85% light brown Damascus pattern with a few minor nicks & dings and some discoloration near the muzzle. Lockplates retain most of their bright orig case colors with some fading toward the front end. Receiver retains 50-60% fading case colors, strong in the sheltered areas, silver elsewhere. Wood is sound with minor nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig factory varnish. 5-60458 JR190 (3,000-5,000) 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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