Parker Reproduction Serial Numbers
Contact them: Here is something to knaw on. Parker Double Q: I'm looking for some information on a Parker Bros. 12-gauge double. John Mohegan Jazz Improvisation Pdf Writer. Kip 3100 Windows 7 Driver Download there.
It's in nice condition and I've got the original leather break-down case. There's nice engraving on the receiver and there's a shield on the stock near the buttplate. It's got ivory beads and auto ejectors. The serial number is 2XXXXX. It was my grandfather's gun that was passed on to my dad, and then passed to me. Some day my son will hunt with it. --J.D.,Scranton, PA A: Your gun was manufactured in 1924.
I've tried searching for information (without any luck) on the production figures for the Parker Reproduction Shotguns. There are a few other variants along with the many (perhaps a couple hundred) guns that have the 'P' prefix in the serial number that many have mistakenly thought stands for 'Prototype',.
All original Parkers are of the highest quality, even in the lowest grades, and have a fit and finish comparable to the best English doubles. Nice engraving on the receiver indicates that yours is at least a 'G' grade, of which 4,300 were made. Pilbeam International Finance Ebook Free. If yours has automatic ejectors, it's a GHE grade.
To find the grade, look on the watertable of the action. You can obtain a letter by writing to the Parker Collectors, Dept. GA, 25 Bud Smith Rd., Wakee Forest, NC 27587, or visit them at parkergun.org. Many factors enter into an accurate appraisal of a Parker such as ejectors (minimum 60 percent increase), beavertail forearm (20 percent), vent rib (20 to 50 percent) and so on.
Assuming yours is a GH grade standard with 90 percent original bluing, 90 percent case colors and nice original wood with factory-original butt, it should be worth $3,500. Tell your son it is not only a family treasure, but an actual one as well. From the Blue Book of Gun Values PARKER BROTHERS Previously manufactured in Meriden, CT from 1866-1934. Remington took over production in 1934, and in 1938, the plant was moved to Ilion, NY. Over 4,500 'Transition Guns' (exhibiting Meriden and Ilion characteristics) were produced in Meriden between 1934-1937 and about 1,600 Parkers were manufactured at the Ilion location before production stopped circa 1942. Total production reached approx. During 2006, Remington Arms Co.