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Category - Parker Shotguns - Shotguns - American Double

Category
Parker Shotguns
Shotguns - American Double

Parker DH 12 Gauge – 1912, ENGLISH STOCK, 6LBS. 13OZ., LETTER, vintage firearms inc

Description:
General Specs: Parker, Year 1912, Gauge 12, 6lbs 13oz, Chokes F/Cyl, LOP 14", DAH 2 5/16", DAC 1 5/8"
Serial Number: 158702

Parker shotguns get interesting in the DH Grade, with nice game scene engraving, figured wood, elaborate checkering, and skeleton butt plate as standard fare.  Here we have a Parker DH Grade 12ga. sn158702, built in 1912 on a 1 1/2 frame (lightweight 12ga. frame), 26" Titanic Steel barrels choked Cylinder and Full (we can talk about changing the chokes if you like the gun enough to buy it), perfect bores and mechanics, stunning wood figure, skeleton steel buttplate, English grip, awesome engraving, 6lbs. 13oz. (very light for a 12ga. Parker), and excellent screws.  The uniqueness of this gun is in the quality of the wood figure (factory original) which is much, much nicer than most DH Grade Parkers, the English grip (only 10% of Parkers had an English grip), the weight (few 12ga. Parkers are under 7lbs.), and the factory 26" barrels.  They made 6300 12ga. DH Grade Parkers, only 282 had 26" Titanic Steel barrels, and only about 630 of total production had English stock.  Of the 282 that had 26" barrels, only about 30 of them had straight English grips.  It is a very rare find.  I would also calculate less than 500 hundred Parker 12ga. guns weighed less than 6lbs. 14oz. in all grades.  We have a Parker Gun Collectors Association letter on this gun, and it was an unusual gun from the start, ordered with no safety and reverse chokes; cylinder bore in the left barrel and full choke in the right.  Some competitive pigeon shooters of that day had a methodology of shooting the first shot as quickly as possible with an open choke to either drop the bird or slow it for a second shot with the full choke barrel, dropping the bird dead within the established boundaries.  A Parker with 26” barrels weighing 6 3/4lbs. would be fast handling, the first shot with the left barrel causes less body movement and quicker recovery for the second shot from the right barrel and full choke.  This is what my experience tells me as an educated guess.  We installed a safety in the gun here in our shop with all Parker original parts, as the gun is a righteous field gun.  If you are a lefty, we can reverse the triggers.  If you are a righty, we can alter the chokes to your liking.  The chambers are 2 ¾” with long forcing cones, barrels are tight on face and hinge pin and lever is way right of center.  This is a VFI CERTIFIED GUN WITH A 90 DAY MECHANICAL WARRANTY, the action having been stripped to the smallest part, placed in the Ultrasonic cleaner and scrubbed to clean metal, all parts inspected for integrity and function, lubricated, and reassembled.  The gun has great stock dimensions, superior engraving and wood, and handles superbly in hand.  A very unique Parker that would excel in the grouse woods or behind pointing dogs for pheasants.  Thanks for looking!
 
Barrels

Barrel Length:  26" Titanic Steel;   1 1/2 frame
Chokes:  .038/ .003  Full/Cylinder
Bores:  excellent
Bore Diameter:  .735/ .733
Wall Thickness:  .036/ .039
% Blue:  99%
Chambers:  2 3/4" lengthened cones
Ribs:  tight
Sights:  Front silver bead

Action

Action:  tight way right of center
Ejectors or Extractors:  Extractor
Case Color:  10%
Screws:  excellent
Engraving:  clean
Trigger Type:  double, crisp 
Trigger Guard Color:  mostly silver

Stock

Type:  straight stock/ Splinter forend
LOP:  14"
LOP To End Of Wood:  13 13/16"
DAH:  2 5/16"
DAC:  1 5/8"
Cast:  Heel 1/8"off, Toe 1/8"off 
Checkering Condition:  excellent
Butt Treatment:  Skeleton steel buttplate

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 $120.00 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 have many more sxs shotguns, o/u shotguns, rifles and handguns not yet listed, check back or email us for a preview. We are a Wilson Combat dealer! 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.

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Curio/Relic: Yes
Shotgun Gauge: 12 Gauge