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Rare & Desirable Parker VHE Smallbore Boxlock Double Ejectorgun

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Rare & Desirable Parker VHE Smallbore Boxlock Double Ejectorgun
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serial #238061, 28 ga (2 3/4”) on 00 frame, 26” Vulcan steel barrels choked skeet out and skeet in with bright excellent bores showing a few hints of neatly raised small dings that are hardly worth the mention. This interestingly configured and desirable Remington era Parker shows date code of “XD” for December 1935, and a factory repair code of “KG” for May 1938, the gun probably having been factory refinished at this time. The barrels retain about 99% factory quality rust blue showing a little subtle thinning and a few mild handling marks nearer the muzzles, the matted rib retaining nice engraved factory address and steel designation. The action retains about 99% factory cyanide case-hardened colors showing some scattered light handling marks and proper lightening cuts with crisp engraved “PARKER” on the bottom metal and light zigzag and foliate flourish motifs. The trigger and triggerguard retain a similar amount of rust blue. The checkered capped pistolgrip walnut buttstock and beavertail forend remain in very good plus condition as cleaned and refinished with a semi-gloss varnish showing just some scattered light dings and handling marks, the buttstock exhibiting some thin gaps against the tangs. The checkering remains mostly strong and the wood shows some rather nice tiger stripe grain figure scattered about. The German silver monogram plate along the toe line is un-engraved and the proper hard rubber pistolgrip cap is intact. The 1/2” buttpad is leather-covered and not quite perfectly fitted, providing a 14 1/4” length-of-pull. Drops are 1 5/8” and 2 5/8” and the arm is equipped with factory single selective trigger, non-automatic safety, small ivory mid-bead and large ivory front bead. The barrel number appears to have originally been “238059” with “61” struck over the last two digits, probably by the factory, and the lower tang inlet of the stock has a somewhat haphazardly scratched matching number “238061”. The remaining serialized parts are otherwise matching and the barrels lock-up solid showing a faint sliver of light between breech and standing breech, the top lever still right-of-center. Weight is just a touch over 6 lbs. and the action seems to function well mechanically with robust in-time ejectors. The Parker serialization book confirms all of the guns features except for the stock, it originally being straight grip. A wonderful smallbore Parker skeet gun. (13F11523-69) {C&R} [Jim Thrash Collection] (12,000/18,000)