Description: SN. 35585. Cal. 10ga. Built on a No. 5 frame with 32" damascus brls that have concave damascus top rib with small brass front bead. Muzzles are beautifully crowned. Top rib hand engraved "PARKER BROS MAKERS. MERIDEN CONN. DAMASCUS STEEL". Rib extension with small scroll and floral engraving. Breech ends of brls with leaf engraved ring. Brl flats stamped "DD", "5", and have unstruck brl weight of 7lbs. 10oz. Rear lug with "5" stamp. Splinter forend is nicely checkered in early B Grade point and diamond pattern and has engraved steel tip, Deeley latch release, and iron. Interior of forend with engraved screws and SN stamp. Hammer sidelock receiver is beautifully engraved, locks are in full coverage scroll & game scene pattern showing 2 Pointers on left, 2 Setters on right, both sides with "PARKER BROS" at top of front of lock. Casehardened hammers are also near full coverage scroll engraved and nicely point filed towards hammer screws. Brl fences are engraved, sculpted, and beaded. Bottom of frame with large Pointer in circle surrounded by scroll coverage which extends to the front of the frame and around the pin. Trigger plate with patent dates and scroll coverage towards center. Railbird towards trigger guard. Blued trigger guard with floral scroll in panel on bow, SN at tang. Top lever is nicely scroll engraved and top tang with flowing border pattern. Gun made with nickel plated double triggers and extractors. Beautifully straight grain figured walnut butt has carved teardrops behind locks, vacant gold oval in the round ball grip, and terminates with its original blued and engraved skeleton steel buttplate. There is a factory original gold shield behind the top tang with the letters "TAB" engraved. Accompanied by a PGCA letter noting this gun delivered December 26, 1883 and shipped to Charles Parker Company of 97 Chambers St. New York. No specific buyer noted. WEIGHT: 12lbs. 7oz. Cham. Lgth: 2-3/4". Min. Wall Thickness: .055(R) .060(L). Bore Diameter: .801(R) .790(L). Bore Restriction: .031(R) .030(L). DAC: 2". DAH: 2-5/8". LOP: 15".
Inventory number: 1955

Extremely fine and investment grade. Brls retain more than 90% of their original damascus pattern with some thinning at grip area and a couple of minor spots of toning. Forearm is excellent with original wood finish and a couple of minor handling marks. Exterior iron showing hints of original case color. Locks retain virtually all of their bold original case color with crisp engraving. Bottom of frame retains more than 80% of its lightly toning mousy gray original color. Engraving is crisp and sharp throughout. Screws show no wear. Fences, top lever, tang, and hammers retain nearly all of their beautiful original rainbow case color. Trigger guard retains about 60% of its original blue. Buttplate retains about 35% original blue with some very minor beginning oxidation at heel contact point. Buttstock is crisp and original with beautiful open pores and shows scattered light handling marks. Bores are brilliant and shiny. Mechanics are near excellent only being a bit gummed up from 145 years of careful oiling and no use. An absolute gem Parker hammer gun. Easily the finest 5 frame Parker we have examined or had the privilege to offer for sale. ANTIQUE.