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4505
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$3,737.00
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PARKER GRADE 2 DAMASCUS DBL BBL LIFTER HAMMER SHOTGUN. Cal. 16 ga. SN 17108. Built on an “O” frame with 28″ laminated steel bbls choked MOD/IMP-CYL, smooth rib & extractor. Receiver has lightning cuts in the water table. Receiver & lockplates are lightly engraved with fine border & light arabesque patterns. Fences have a large scallop around the outer & back edges with a shallow recess over the firing pins. Wood is very highly figured shell grain American walnut with checkered splinter forearm & semi-pistol grip stock, 13-1/2″ over a smooth steel buttplate. Accompanied by a Parker letter identifying this shotgun with a 14-1/2″ LOP & indicating shipment Nov. 29, 1879 to Ira A. Paine of New York. CONDITION: About fine. Bbls retain about all of a Turnbull restoration, as do the receiver, lockplates, balance of the metal & the wood. Lower tang serial number has been re-engraved. Mechanics are crisp, strong bright bores with light pitting. 5-60496 JR163 (750-1,250)
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. |