PARKER DHE GRADE DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN. SN 132506. Cal. 12 ga. Built on a No. 2 frame with 32” Titanic Steel bbls choked FULL/FULL with tapered, concave, matted rib, Bradley white ivory bead, doll’s head rib extension, ejectors & dbl triggers. Mounted with very nicely figured, marble cake, French or Circassian walnut with checkered splinter forearm & straight stock with raised teardrop side panels, 14-1/4” over a Pachmayr trap waffle pad. Receiver is engraved in typical D-patterns with a pointer on left, a setter on right and four flying ducks on floorplate, surrounded by foliate arabesque patterns with maker’s name in a ribbon on each side. Bore diameter: left - .732, right - .734. Bore restrictions: left .039 - , right - .041. Wall thickness: left - .029, right - .031. Drop at heel: 2”, drop at comb: 1-3/8”. Weight: 7 lbs. 15.04 oz. CONDITION: Very good to fine. Bbls retain blue in sheltered areas, being mostly a smooth blue/gray patina with a couple of spots of surface discoloration. Receiver retains faded case colors in very sheltered areas being an overall silver/gray patina. Stock has a chip back of top tang, otherwise wood is sound with forearm retaining a dark, smooth , hand-worn oil patina and the buttstock most of an old restored finish with some oil staining around receiver. Opening lever will not hold in open position, otherwise mechanics are fine, bright shiny bores. There appears to be a ring or removed dents in both bbls about mid-point. Dr. Poppell Collection 4-59271 JL2 (2,000-3,000)
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