GUN SPRING 2018
The live portion of this session begins on Wednesday, March 21, 2018.
SUPERB, HIGH ORIGINAL CONDITION, SCARCE PARKER "CHE" SINGLE TRIGGER SHOTGUN WITH FACTORY LETTER.PARKERSXS CHE22833012GAMODERN; C&R(ca 1928) Cal. 12 ga. 2-3/4" Chambers. 1-1/2 Frame. 30" Bbls are marked "PARKER BROS. MAKERS. MERIDEN. CT. U.S.A. ACME STEEL" on matted game rib. Bbl flats and lumps are stamped with all correct markings along with Parker Overload proofs, and Remington repair code CNN3 (April 1951). Action has all correct patent and grade markings on water table, and features automatic safety and nickel-plated single selective Parker trigger. Action is engraved in "C" style with near full coverage scroll within geometric borders surrounding single dogs on sides. "PARKER BROS" is behind dog scenes. Trigger plate has vignette of a duck flying over a marsh. Nicely figured American walnut Parker capped pistol grip buttstock measures 13-3/4" over skeleton buttplate. Stock is finished in "C" fashion with side panels, drop points, and fancy pattern checkering at grip. Matching splinter ejector forend has typical release and patent date on iron. Bore diameter: left -.730, right - .731. Bore restrictions: left - .035 (full), right - .037 (full). Wall thickness: left - .034, right - .031. Drop at heel: 2-11/16", drop at comb: 1-3/4". Cast: neutral. Weight: 7 lbs. 11 oz. LOP: 13-3/4". Gun matches PARKER GUN SERIALIZATION AND IDENTIFICATION ledger. PROVENANCE: Factory letter stating gun was completed in 1928, and confirming specifications. CONDITION: Excellent, partially and lightly refinished, most likely by factory. Bbls retain essentially all of a correct re-blue, which may have been done when gun was returned to factory in 1951. Action retains 95%+ orig case hardening color, only slightly silvered on high edges of beads and fences. Forend latch retains about half of its orig color, but thinned. Trigger guard re-blued, engraving slightly softened. Stocks retain over 90% what appears to be orig varnish, perhaps with a bit of oil rubbed in as maintenance, with some light marks. Checkering is beginning to darken. Bores are excellent. Mechanically excellent. A very clean high grade Parker, All "C" grade Parkers are fairly scarce, with about 1700 hammerless guns being made, with an estimated 184 in twelve gauge with 30" bbls. 53050-4 mgm43 (15,000-25,000)