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Parker DHE 20 Gauge – ORIGINAL FINISHES, SST, LONG LOP, SKELETON BUTT, vintage firearms
Guns International #: 103697796 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: Ron
Last Name: Cook
State: Michigan
Zip: 49546
Country: United States
Phone: (616) 608-4337
Phone2: (616) 730-8387
Fax: (616) 608-4701
Platinum Seller
Number of Active Listings: 278
Total Number of Listings: 6595
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 3.5% cash discount price. Actual price if paid by credit card is 3.5% higher cost.)
Description:
General Specs: Parker, 1923, 20-Gauge, 6lbs. 2oz., Chokes LM/IM, LOP 14 1/2", DAH 3", DAC 1 1/2"
Serial Number: 203604
Parker shotguns become especially interesting in the DH Grade, where the guns begin to show the features collectors love: game scene engraving, figured walnut, elaborate checkering, and a greater likelihood of special-order options. Parker made a substantial number of DH Grade guns, including roughly 6,300 with Titanic Steel barrels, so finding a DHE is not difficult. Finding the right DHE is another matter entirely.
Many Parker DHE guns found today are in common configurations or show the effects of age, use, and repair: turned screws, cut barrels, rust or pits, older restorations, replaced wood, or other alterations from their original factory specifications. The best examples are different. They retain high factory original condition, have desirable documented features, and remain substantially as they were when they left the Meriden factory.
This “O Frame” Parker 20-gauge DHE stands well apart from other examples. Only 546 DHE guns were made in 20 gauge with 28-inch Titanic Steel barrels. The footnotes in The Parker Story indicate that 64% of those guns had selective ejectors, and only 3% had a single trigger. Applying those figures together suggests that roughly 10 or 11 guns were produced in this configuration. Now add the 14 ½” length of pull, original finishes, nicely figured capped pistol grip stock, and Parker skeleton buttplate, the result is a rare and desirable small-frame Parker.
The gun is mechanically excellent and is a VFI CERTIFIED GUN HAVING THE ACTION AND FOREND IRON STRIPPED, ULTRASONIC CLEANED, ALL PARTS SCRUBBED CLEAN, INSPECTED FOR FUNCTION AND INTEGRITY, LUBRICATED, AND REASSEMBLED, NOW CARRYING A 90-DAY MECHANICAL WARRANTY. This is a $450 service in our shop.
For the buyer looking for one fine Parker to own, shoot, and preserve, this 20-gauge DHE deserves serious consideration. We provide the most comprehensive photography and specifications in the marketplace to guide you in making an informed choice. Just remember, nowhere is it more apparent than in the gun world…you get what you pay for! Thanks for looking.
Barrels
Barrel Length: 28"
Chokes: .013/.022 LM/IM
Bores: mirror
Bore Diameter: .619/.617
Wall Thickness: .022/.022
% Blue: 95% factory
Chambers: 2 3/4"
Ribs: tight
Sights: front silver
Action
Action: Tight, Slight Right of Center
Ejectors
Receiver Condition: 30% factory cc, mostly silver patina
Screws: excellent
Engraving: excellent, sharp clear
Trigger Type: Single Select Trigger, crisp
Trigger Guard Color: gone to silver patina
Stock
Type: capped pistol grip/ Splinter
LOP: 14 1/2"
LOP To End Of Wood: 14 1/2"
DAH: 3"
DAC: 1 1/2"
Cast: neutral
Checkering Condition: excellent
Butt Treatment: factory skeleton butt
INQUIRIES
There is a 30 day mechanical warranty on long guns. If it is a “VFI Certified” gun there is a 90 day mechanical warranty. Call or email us for more details or questions. Thanks! Vintage Firearms
Payment and Shipping
Ways to Pay: Credit Card, Money Order, Certified Check, Personal Check, Wire Transfer (Advertised price reflects 3.5% cash discount. Actual price if paid by credit card is 3.5% higher.)
Inspection Period / Return Policy: Three Days from the date the item was received.
Sales Tax Collected: FL, MI, PA, TN
Shipping & Insurance: Ground $190.00 within continental U.S. Additional fees for HI & AK.
Item Condition: Used
Requires FFL?: Yes. C&R licenses accepted for shipping C&R eligible guns
Other
Terms of Purchase: Check your local and state laws before purchasing. It is the buyer’s responsibility to confirm his/her right to own the firearm or any item before purchasing.
PLEASE SEE OUR OTHER FINE VINTAGE FIREARMS. View all listings and our full inventory of fine sporting and collectible arms will appear. Thanks for looking! 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.
Price: $10,750.00
Shotgun Gauge: 20 Gauge