GUN FALL 2017
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, October 31, 2017.
ONE OF THE EARLIEST KNOWN EJECTOR SMALL BORE PARKERS – A PARKER BROS. DHE 20 GA. GAME GUN.PARKERDHE9880320GAMODERN; C&RCal. 20 ga. 28" Titanic steel bbls with matted top rib and brass front bead. Choked Mod/Imp. Mod. "0" frame. Nickel-plated dbl triggers, automatic ejectors, automatic safety. Capped pistol grip butt stock is checkered in standard DHE pattern with teardrop behind action and nickel oval near toe and 13 1/2" LOP over engraved skeleton butt. Splinter forearm with engraved Deeley release and steel tip, checkered in standard DHE pattern. Receiver is nicely engraved in standard early DHE pattern with setter on right, four pheasants on bottom and pointer on left, all surrounded by well-cut Parker scroll. All visible SN's match. This gun is one of the very earliest Parker DHE Grade ejector guns, if not the earliest. Certainly the earliest this cataloger has examined. Bore diameter: left -.618, right - .618. Bore restrictions: left - .019 (mod), right - .013 (lt mod). Wall thickness: left - .025, right - .026. Drop at heel: 2-3/4", drop at comb: 1-11/16". Neutral cast. Weight 6 lbs., 3 oz. LOP: 13-1/2". CONDITION: Very good as partially restored. Bbls retain approximately 95% of a very old, possibly factory-restored blue. Butt stock and forearm have been recently restored, as documented by Larry Del Grego & Son, April, 2017, and retain virtually all restored finish. Trigger guard and butt plate also re-blued at the same time. Receiver retains approximately 20% original case color, engraving slightly thinned. Mechanics are fine. Bores with scattered pitting. This gun was recently serviced by Del Grego and will last many more lifetimes, it is perfect for many more days in the field. 52724-1 JSL (4,500-7,500)