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Lot 15
FANTASTIC HIGH ORIGINAL CONDITION PARKER DHE 16 GAUGE.
Passed
Starting Bid: $5,500
Est.
$11,000 - $16,000
Live Auction
September 14 Fine Sporting Arms Auction
Live bidding began Sep 14, 2024 at 10 AM EDT
Description
Description: SN. 239132. Cal. 16ga. Built on a No. 1 frame with 30" Titanic steel brls that have matted concave top rib with small brass front bead. Gun without rib legend which is proper for a gun of this vintage. Brl flats with unstruck brl weight of 3lbs. 11oz. and Mod/Full choke stamps. Left side of lug with factory original grade and chamber stamp. Splinter forend with casehardened steel tip, Deeley latch release, and iron which are lightly engraved. Casehardened boxlock receiver is nicely engraved with Setter on left, Pointer on right, surrounded by scroll. Fences are also scroll engraved. Bottom of frame engraved "PARKER" and trigger plate with 4 pheasants. Blued trigger guard with burst of scroll on bow, SN at rear of tang. Gun made with Miller SST, auto ejectors, non-auto safety. Nicely flame figured capped pistol grip American walnut buttstock with carved teardrops behind receiver is checkered in point pattern through the wrist, has sliver oval on toeline, and terminates with its original leather faced Hawkins pad. WEIGHT: 7lbs. 4oz. Cham. Lgth: 2-3/4". Min. Wall Thickness: .027(R) .026(L). Bore Diameter: .662(Both). Bore Restriction: .008(R) .025(L). DAC: 1-5/8". DAH: 2-1/2". LOP: 13-7/16" (from rear position single trigger).
Inventory number: 5648
Condition
Extremely fine and investment grade. Brls and trigger guard retain 97-99% of their original factory blue buttstock and forend are sound and retain 97-99% of their original finish with some very minor craquelure towards rear of butt. Case color is bold and vivid throughout with beginning toning on fences but still 97-99% visible and excellent. Bores are brilliant and shiny. Mechanics are excellent. Breech face shows very faint shell ring indicating this as having been fired very little. An excellent and investment grade Parker through and through. Certainly the finest we have offered! C&R.