GUN SPRING 2018
The live portion of this session begins on Wednesday, March 21, 2018.
EXCEEDINGLY RARE (ONE OF THREE) PARKER VHE 12 GAUGE SHOTGUN WITH ORIGINAL 36" BARRELS.PARKERVHE17400312 GAMODERN; C&R; ESACal 12 ga. 36" Vulcan steel bbls. 2-3/4" chambers. Choked full/full. No. 3 frame size. Full length matted top rib with twin ivory beads. Double triggers, auto ejectors, auto safety. Capped full pistol grip buttstock with 14-1/4" LOP over modern Decelerator pad. Splinter forearm with Deeley release and steel tip checkered in standard VH grade pattern. Action is zigzag boarder engraved and marked "Parker Bros." on side. Bore diameter: left - .736, right – .737. Bore restrictions: left – .039 (full), right – .042 (full). Wall thickness: left – .043, right – .044. Drop at heel: 2-7/16", drop at comb: 1-5/8". Weight: 9 lbs 12 oz. PROVENANCE: Daryl Middlebrook Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine as competently restored, most likely by Turnbull. Bbls and trigger guard retain virtually all of their restored blued finish. Receiver retains nearly all of its bold, restored case color. Buttstock and forearm rate very good with scattered light handling marks and may be factory replacements as the checkering does not have a mullered border, though the shape and overall appearance of the stocks looks factory. Very minor loss behind top tang, otherwise stocks are sound, mechanics are crisp. Bores are good with beginning pitting noted. An extreme Parker rarity! 53098-20 JSL (3,500-5,500)