VERY EARLY CASED PARKER GRADE 2 HAMMER LIFTER DAMASCUS DBL BBL SHOTGUN.

VERY EARLY CASED PARKER GRADE 2 HAMMER LIFTER DAMASCUS DBL BBL SHOTGUN. Cal. 12 ga. SN 661. Fine early Parker with 30″ Damascus steel bbls, cleaned to CYL/CYL. Receiver & lockplates have light border patterns & scattered arabesque flourishes. Fences have a deep raised scallop. Lifter button has been replaced with an aluminum one. Wood is extremely beautiful Circassian walnut with checkered splinter forearm secured with a sgl wedge & straight stock, 13-3/4″ over a skeleton buttplate with checkered center. Bottom of the stock has a gold shield engraved “H.S. SACKETT / BERLIN / WIS”. It is accompanied by an orig Parker walnut casing with replaced leather handles. It is green felt lined with compartments for the shotgun and a cartridge block for 49 cartridges, which contains 35 Berdan, primed brass shot shells. Also accompanying is a copy of a Parker shotgun catalogue cover & pages 9 & 10, which contain a testimonial for the Parker from Mr. Sackett. CONDITION: Fine plus. Bbls retain most of a very fine professionally restored finish with a fine blue/gray color. Receiver & lockplates retain traces of case colors in the very sheltered areas, mostly having turned to silver. Forearm has several chips & splinters from the edges of the bbl channel, otherwise the wood is sound with a minor nick or two showing heavy wear on the checkering and retains most of a fine professionally restored finish. Good mechanics, strong bores with scattered light to moderate pitting. Case is fine with a crack in the lid from an added screw with a loose end joint. Interior is relined with the divider refinished. Case retains most of an old refinish. Shell casings are fine. 5-60365 JR470 (3,000-4,000)

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
	4494A.	$4,025.00	VERY EARLY CASED PARKER GRADE 2 HAMMER LIFTER DAMASCUS DBL BBL SHOTGUN. Cal. 12 ga. SN 661. Fine early Parker with 30″ Damascus steel bbls, cleaned to CYL/CYL. Receiver & lockplates have light border patterns & scattered arabesque flourishes. Fences have a deep raised scallop. Lifter button has been replaced with an aluminum one. Wood is extremely beautiful Circassian walnut with checkered splinter forearm secured with a sgl wedge & straight stock, 13-3/4″ over a skeleton buttplate with checkered center. Bottom of the stock has a gold shield engraved “H.S. SACKETT / BERLIN / WIS”. It is accompanied by an orig Parker walnut casing with replaced leather handles. It is green felt lined with compartments for the shotgun and a cartridge block for 49 cartridges, which contains 35 Berdan, primed brass shot shells. Also accompanying is a copy of a Parker shotgun catalogue cover & pages 9 & 10, which contain a testimonial for the Parker from Mr. Sackett. CONDITION: Fine plus. Bbls retain most of a very fine professionally restored finish with a fine blue/gray color. Receiver & lockplates retain traces of case colors in the very sheltered areas, mostly having turned to silver. Forearm has several chips & splinters from the edges of the bbl channel, otherwise the wood is sound with a minor nick or two showing heavy wear on the checkering and retains most of a fine professionally restored finish. Good mechanics, strong bores with scattered light to moderate pitting. Case is fine with a crack in the lid from an added screw with a loose end joint. Interior is relined with the divider refinished. Case retains most of an old refinish. Shell casings are fine. 5-60365 JR470 (3,000-4,000) 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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