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Parker VHE 12 Gauge – ULTRALIGHT 6 3/4LBS, HIGH CONDITION, CERTIFIED, vintage firearms inc
Guns International #: 102170957 Seller's Inventory #:
Category: Parker Shotguns - Shotguns - American Double
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:
General Specs: Parker, Year 1925, 12 Gauge 1 1/2 frame, 6lb 13oz, Chokes .009/ .032 IC/F, LOP 14 1/4", DAH 2 5/8", DAC 1 7/16"
Serial Number: 209228
Parker Brothers shotguns have held the highest honors in the vintage American doublegun world. Hand-fitted guns built by craftsmen who apprenticed as teenagers and built guns until retirement age…craftsmen who knew what a gun was supposed to feel and shoot like and cared about their craft. Parkers were all hand fitted parts, hand engraved, hand checkered, shot for pattern quality and thoroughly tested before ever leaving the factory. Today’s guns are CNC machined, laser engraved and checkered… computer built by machinists, not gunmakers. Known for superb fit and finish, Parker did not compromise even in the entry level VH Grade. There were over 50,000 Parker VH 12ga. guns made, BUT ONLY 17% HAD EJECTORS. With so many of them out there, how do you know which one to buy? Condition is important, and many Parkers were used hard and not well maintained. IT IS EASY TO BUY THE WRONG GUN WITH COSTLY ISSUES. At Vintage Firearms, Inc. (VFI) we inspect each gun before we purchase and our 4 gunsmiths clean and service each gun as needed. This Parker VHE, sn209228 built in 1925, is a VFI CERTIFIED GUN, THE ACTION STRIPPED TO THE SMALLEST PART, ALL PARTS ULTRASONIC CLEANED, SCRUBBED TO SHINY METAL, INSPECTED FOR INTEGRITY AND FUNCTION, LUBRICATED, AND REASSEMBLED (A $375 FEE IN OUR SHOP) and have a 90-day mechanical warranty. NONE of the other sellers provide this service. Parker guns from this era had short chambers. PRESENTLY IT IS DIFFICULT TO FIND 2 ½” 12GA. SHELLS TO PURCHASE. BECAUSE OF THIS, VFI GUNSMITHS HAVE CAREFULLY MEASURED THE BARRELS AHEAD OF THE CHAMBER, HAVE FOUND AMPLE BARREL WALL THICKNESS FOR SAFE ALTERATION, AND HAVE LENGTHENED THE CHAMBERS TO 2 ¾” AND EXTENDED THE FORCING CONES TO 1 ½” TAPERS SO THAT YOU CAN SHOOT MODERN 2 ¾” FIELD LOADS THROUGH OUR GUNS. This is a $360 service in our shop. Modern chambers and long forcing cones make for safe shooting with softer recoil and better patterns, helping to prevent cracked wood and loose actions. Other important factors are condition of the metal, screws, wood, and bores. We provide the most comprehensive photography and specifications in the marketplace, information that allows you to make a good choice (see tables below this writing). Remember…you get what you pay for! If you want a doubegun you can rely on, buy one that is field ready and can safely shoot modern, available field loads. This fine Parker is in gorgeous condition, with 70% factory case color, barrels retain 98% rich, dark factory blue, tight ribs, tight as new on breech face, and excellent bores. The action has excellent screws, ejectors are strong and timed, triggers crisp, engraving clear and sharp. The wood has been nicely restored sometime recently with hand-rubbed oil finish, superb wood-to-metal fit, sharp checkering, no cracks or splits, terminating in the original spurred Parker dogshead buttplate. What a great gun for your upland pursuits WEIGHING AN ULTRALIGHT 6lbs. 13oz. and balanced perfectly on the hinge pin, this Parker was built for fast handling with its factory original 26” barrels choked IC/F, unaltered since leaving the factory. This gun is field ready for clays or game and is priced affordably considering all the upgrades performed by VFI craftsman. No added expenses or long waits for gunsmithing to be done. Thanks for looking!
Barrel Length: 26" Vulcan steel factory
Chokes: .009/ .032 Improved Cylinder/Full factory choked
Bores: Excellent mirror
Bore Diameter: .731/ .732
Wall Thickness: .029/ .030
% Blue: 98% factory dark rich
Chambers: 2 3/4 w/long cones
Ribs: Tight
Sights: Front silver bead
Action: Tight right of center
Ejectors or Extractors: Ejector-timed
Receiver Condition: 70% factory case color
Screws: Excellent
Engraving: Clear
Trigger Type: Double-crisp
Trigger Guard Color: 20%
Stock Type: Capped pistol grip/ splinter forend; nicely fiddleback figured
LOP: 14 1/4"
LOP To End Of Wood: 13 7/8"
DAH: 2 5/8"
DAC: 1 7/16"
Cast: Heel 1/16"off/ Toe 1/8"off
Checkering Condition: Excellent
Butt Treatment: Parker dogshead; with spur
There is a 30 day mechanical warranty on this gun. Call us for full details, or to purchase #616-292-6240. If you have any questions please call or email us. Thanks! Vintage Firearms Inc
Payment Methods: Credit Card, Money Order, Certified Check, Personal Check, Wire Transfer (Advertised price reflects 3% cash discount. Actual price if paid by credit card is 3% higher.)
Inspection Period / Return Policy: Three Days from the date the item was received.
Sales Tax: Collected in AR, IL, KS, MI, PA, TN
Shipping & Insurance: Ground $110.00 within the continental U.S. Additional fees for HI & AK. We ship internationally with additional fees!
Item Condition: Used
Requires FFL?: Yes
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.
We employ full time gunsmiths 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
Shotgun Gauge: 12 Gauge