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Parker BH 12ga – ANTIQUE 1893, GORGEOUS ENGRAVING MODERN DIMENSIONS, BARGAIN!
Guns International #: 101035547 Seller's Inventory #:
Category: Parker Shotguns - Parker Shotguns - Antique
Seller's Information
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Seller: Vintage Firearms, Inc
Company: Vintage Firearms, Inc.
Member Since: 5/19/07
First Name: jay
Last Name: shachter
State: Michigan
Zip: 49546
Country: United States
Phone: (616) 292-6240
Phone2: (616) 608-4337
Fax: (616) 608-4701
Platinum Seller
Number of Active Listings: 174
Total Number of Listings: 5134
Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
3 days
Payment Types Accepted: credit card, check, certified funds, wire transfer (Advertised price represents the 3% cash discount price. Actual price if paid by credit card is 3% higher cost.)
Description:
Parker BH 12 Gauge Side-by-Side
ANTIQUE 1893, GORGEOUS ENGRAVING, MODERN DIMENSIONS, BARGAIN!
General Specs: Parker, Year 1983, 12 Gauge, 7lbs 9oz, SxS
Serial Number: 75744
The prestige of owning a fine Parker high-grade shotgun was afforded to only a scant few in the early days of the hammerless guns. Once you got into the BH, or Grade 5 guns, you really hit the area of the elite buyers. At $200 in 1893 it represented nearly a year’s wages for most. The wood was European walnut with raised flor-de-lis drop points, fancy checkering, gold grip cap, and the skeleton butt plate. The action had beaded fences, full coverage English scroll engraving with game scene vignettes on all 3 sides of the receiver, game scene engraving on the trigger guard bow, and more than a few variations. Until 1896 there was only one grade higher, the AH Grade, so the BH was a big deal. This beautiful Parker, sn75744 made in 1893, is ready for modern ammunition and heavy use. The gun shows as near new, with perfect screws and 100% finishes on all wood and metal. The Damascus barrels were replaced with 30” modern steel barrels in Belgium and they are fit to perfection. The bores are perfect mirrors and Briley screw-in chokes have been fitted to the gun to create the ultimate in versatility. Shoot Skeet in the morning and geese in the afternoon. The gun has been restocked with nice European walnut with modern shooting dimensions and the inletting, wood-to-metal fit, and the checkering has been done to perfection following the original Parker BH pattern for historical consistency. The entire gun has been restored with 100% Turnbull case color and charcoal blue trigger guard. The original skeleton butt plate and original gold grip cap was retained and remounted on the stock. The gold grip cap has the original owners name inscribed “W.C. Dotterer, Little Rock, Ark. 1894”. Nice touch! For the avid shooter this is an awesome example of the beauty of an early high-grade Parker that is eminently useful for today’s shooting sports. And, just as it was a tall task to own a fine Grade 5 Parker in 1894, it is equally difficult to own a high condition, all original Parker BH in today’s world where such a gun could cost over $20,000! This gun is very affordable and still has all the mechanical excellence, original Parker hand engraving, and handling characteristics of an original Parker. Thanks for looking and don’t let this one get away! Shooters love these modernized Parker high-grades.
Barrels
Barrel Length: 30"
Chokes: Briley screw-ins; SK1, IC, LM, M, F
Bores: perfect mirror
Bore Diameter: .722/.724
Wall Thickness: .032/.030
% Blue: 99%
Chambers: 2 3/4"
Ribs: tight
Sights: single
Action
Action: tight, right of center
Ejectors or Extractors: extractors
Case Color: 100%
Screws: perfect
Engraving: stag on bottom
Trigger Type: double, crisp
Trigger Guard Color: 100%
Stock
Type: capped pistol grip/splinter forend
LOP: 14 3/8"
LOP To End Of Wood: 14 3/8"
DAH: 2 1/2"
DAC: 1 7/16"
Cast: 3/8" off
Checkering Condition: excellent B pattern
Butt Treatment: skeleton butt plate
There are more photos upon request. We offer a 30 day mechanical warranty on this fine shotgun. Call us for full details. PLEASE SEE MY OTHER FINE VINTAGE FIREARMS. Just open one of my ads and click on the line that says “see all items from this seller” and a very nice list of fine sporting and collectible arms will appear. I have many more fine sxs shotguns not yet listed. Thanks for looking!
COME JOIN US on FEBRUARY 24 & 25, 2018 for the FLY FISHING & WINGSHOOTING EXPO at the SPLIT ROCK RESORT in Lake Harmony, PA!
We employ a full time gunsmith on premises and can perform alterations to suit your needs within a few weeks of purchase.
Payment Methods: Money Order, Certified Check, Personal Check, Wire Transfer
Inspection Period / Return Policy: Three Days from the date the item was received.
Sales Tax: 6% Michigan Only
Shipping & Insurance: Ground $65.00 We ship internationally!
Item Condition: Used
Requires FFL?: NO, ANTIQUE!
If you have any questions about this item or payment, please email or call us directly, at #616-292-6240. Thanks! Vintage Firearms Inc
We employ a full time gunsmith on premises and can perform alterations to suit your needs within a few weeks of purchase. Common requests are: -stock bending to suit your particular requirements -addition of any specified butt pad to increase length of pull -alteration of chokes to suit your shooting preferences -lengthening of chambers and forcing cones -darkening stock color with penetrating stains -restoring any part of the gun including rust blue, charcoal blue, bone and charcoal case color, wood restoration and checkering recuts. If you like one our guns but it needs "tweaked", let us know and we can quote you a time and price. Some enthusiasts like the guns "as found" and others want them "just so". We often list guns as found and let the particular buyer choose how they want their gun to fit or look.
SOLD
Curio/Relic: Yes
Antique: Yes