RARE PARKER GRADE 5 LIFTER HAMMER SHOTGUN.

RARE PARKER GRADE 5 LIFTER HAMMER SHOTGUN. Cal. 10 ga. SN 22026. Rare high-grade lifter with 32″ fine pattern Damascus bbls, smooth tapered concave rib with sgl bead & the maker’s name & address. Receiver has scalloped fences & full coverage, very fine engraving with the lockplates having two bird dogs & two birds on each side, a retrieving setter on the bottom, a setter on the trigger bow and a quail on the top, all surrounded with very fine foliate arabesque patterns. Bottom of the fences have dbl-scalloped reinforcements & the hammers are engraved to match. Wood is very nicely grained American walnut with checkered splinter forearm & rnd knob semi-pistol grip stock with teardrop side panels, 14-1/4″ over an engraved skeleton buttplate. Top of the wrist has a gold initial shield. Accompanied by a Parker letter identifying this shotgun as having been shipped October 14, 1881 to Wm. M. Tuell of Terre Haute, IN at a cost of $225.00 CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbls retain most of their orig brown Damascus pattern with some light wear about mid-point. Receiver & lockplates retain traces of case colors in the very sheltered areas, being mostly a silver metal color. Stock has a hairline back of each lockplate, otherwise wood is sound & retains most of an old refinish. Mechanics are fine, pitted bores. 5-60335 JR59 (2,500-5,000)

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
	4510	$3,737.00	RARE PARKER GRADE 5 LIFTER HAMMER SHOTGUN. Cal. 10 ga. SN 22026. Rare high-grade lifter with 32″ fine pattern Damascus bbls, smooth tapered concave rib with sgl bead & the maker’s name & address. Receiver has scalloped fences & full coverage, very fine engraving with the lockplates having two bird dogs & two birds on each side, a retrieving setter on the bottom, a setter on the trigger bow and a quail on the top, all surrounded with very fine foliate arabesque patterns. Bottom of the fences have dbl-scalloped reinforcements & the hammers are engraved to match. Wood is very nicely grained American walnut with checkered splinter forearm & rnd knob semi-pistol grip stock with teardrop side panels, 14-1/4″ over an engraved skeleton buttplate. Top of the wrist has a gold initial shield. Accompanied by a Parker letter identifying this shotgun as having been shipped October 14, 1881 to Wm. M. Tuell of Terre Haute, IN at a cost of $225.00 CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbls retain most of their orig brown Damascus pattern with some light wear about mid-point. Receiver & lockplates retain traces of case colors in the very sheltered areas, being mostly a silver metal color. Stock has a hairline back of each lockplate, otherwise wood is sound & retains most of an old refinish. Mechanics are fine, pitted bores. 5-60335 JR59 (2,500-5,000) 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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