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Desirable Parker Bros. Model DHE SxS Shotgun

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:2,000.00 USD
Desirable Parker Bros. Model DHE SxS Shotgun
Auction Location:

16600 Aston Street
Irvine, CA
Desirable Parker Bros. Model DHE Side-by-Side Shotgun, #196168, 12 ga., 2-1/2'' chambers, blue finish 28'' Titanic Steel barrels with matted concave rib and single front silver bead, No. 2 frame, double triggers with 4-5 lb. letoff, automatic sliding top-tang safety, bores measure .715'' and .717'' with choke constrictions of .057'' and .003''. Mfg'd 1921. The factory ''D'' Grade game scenes and scroll engraving pattern are extremely fine and elegantly presented on the frame assembly, forend iron and skeleton buttplate. The straight-hand buttstock and forend are medium-figure honey toned walnut with 20 LPI checkering and a vacant silver oval on the toe line. Length of pull is 14'', drop at comb is 1-5/8'', drop at heel is 3'', weight is 7 lbs. 9 ozs. The production grade and dimensional features are confirmed in a letter dated May, 2010, from The Parker Gun Collectors Assoc., Inc. Indications are, during the 1920's, the gun was completely disassembled and all exposed metal surfaces, with the exception of the barrels, were chemically gold washed directly over the original case coloring in a style carried over from the Victorian era for presentation awards and display merchandise. Approx. 10% of the gilding remains in areas of minimal handling with faint traces of case coloring on the fringes of the gold; barrels have 95% blue with small areas of loss, oxidation and fine scratching near the muzzles along with one small handling impression; skeleton buttplate is 50% oxidized brown. Buttstock appears to have been removed and refinished periodically with additional applications of varnish. Extensive handling has caused scattered discolored indentations and rounding of the comb, side panel and drop-point edges; checkering is generally flattened with a small repair blended behind the top tang. Mechanical condition remains excellent with sound lockup and barrels tight on the face. Bores are bright and along with the face show only minimal signs of actual use, ejectors are strong and in time; one lower tang screw is replaced, the top tang and frame screws need reseating. A period leather Leg-O-Mutton case is included. An ideal candidate for a full or partial restoration. Est.: $4,000-$6,000. (C&R)