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LOT 3679
Factory Engraved Parker Brothers 20 Gauge DHE Grade Double Barrel Shotgun with Case - Serial no. 233715, 20 gauge, 30 inch solid rib bbl., blue/casehardened finish, walnut stock. Manufactured in 1930 and is one of just 330 built in this configuration per page 291 of “The Parker Story” by Gunther, Mullins, Parker, Price, and Cote. Blued barrels with dual white bead
sights on the matted concave solid rib which is marked “PARKER BROS. MAKERS. MERIDEN, CT. TITANIC STEEL.” and 2 3/4 chambers with automatic ejectors. The casehardened action features standard DHE
Grade engraving consisting of floral scrollwork surrounding a setter on the right, a flock of mallards on the underside, and a pointer on the left. The gun features a double triggers and a tang mounted manual safety switch. Beautifully figured, multi-point checkered forend with engraved
fittings and pistol grip stock with “WM.METZ/1940” in inscription oval, Parker grip cap, and a Hawkins
rubber recoil pad. The above configuration is confirmed on page 580 of “Parker Gun Identification & Serialization” by Price and Fjestad. Includes a Parker reproduction oak and leather case as well as a shipping box labelled from the shop of late world renowned expert
According to "The Parker Story" by Gunther, Mullins, Parker, Price and Cote, only 330 Parker DHE Grade shotguns were produced in this configuration.
on Parker guns Herschel Chadick’s famous Texas gun shop Chadick’s Ltd. Barrel and stock measurements (R/L): bore diameter nine inches from the breech .618/.617 inches; choke constriction .014/.025 inches; minimum wall thickness .032/.028 inches; 1 5/8 inch drop at comb; 2 5/8 inch drop at heel; 13 15/16 inch length of pull; weight 6 lbs. 9 oz. CONDITION: Very fine overall, retaining 95% original blue finish with much of the loss on the triggerguard, 40% plus original case colors with some darkening, light handling evidence, a few light dings and scratches in the wood, and sharp checkering on the stock and forend. Mechanically excellent. Estimate: 6,500 - 9,500
was completed on October 2, 1935, and shi
with the gun is a notarized affidavit stating a newspaper article from the August 12, 197
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LOT 3680
Scarce Hunter Arms Co./L. C. Smith .410 Bore Field Grade Double Barrel Shotgun with Factory ed as a Gift from Henry Ford - Serial no. FW142224, 410 gauge, 26 inch
lue/casehardened finish, walnut stock. This gun is one of only 2,375 Field
Grades built in as a .410 bore out of a total of 195,205 per page 177 of William Brophy’s “L. C. Smith Shotguns”. Blued steel barrels with a
single brass bead sight on the matted solid rib, standard markings, 3 inch chambers with a single extractor, and chokes measured full/full.
According to "L.C. Smith Shotguns" by Brophy, only 2,375 L.C. Smith Field Grade shotguns were produced in .410 bore.
The casehardened action is unadorned aside from the “L. C. SMITH” marking on either lockplate and features double triggers and a tang
mounted automatic safety. Straight grain, multi-point checkered forend and pistol grip stock
with hard rubber grip cap and buttplate. The included factory letter confirms the above configuration when the gun pped to Lou J. Eppinger Inc. (maker of the famous Eppinger lures) of Dearborn, MI, on October 25, 1935. Also included
that this gun was given to a young Wilbur Donaldson as a gift from American industrial magnate Henry Ford, as well as
3, issue of “The Blade Sunday Magazine” title “The Henry Ford I Knew” detailing Ford and Donaldson’s friendship over the seven years he spent working for him in the 1930s. Stock measurements: 1 9/16 inch drop at comb; 2 1/2 inch drop at heel; 14 inch length of pull; weight 5 lbs. 13 oz. CONDITION: Very fine, retaining 98% original blue finish, 90% original case colors with the balance a fine grey, minor spotting on the action, light handling evidence, and crisp checkering on the wood. Mechanically excellent. A scarce gun with a fantastic attribution to one of America’s most iconic men! Estimate: 4,500 - 7,500
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LOT 3681 Excellent L. C. Smith 20 Gauge Field Grade Double Barrel Shotgun - Serial no. FWS19566, 20 gauge, 28 inch solid rib bbl., blue/casehardened finish, walnut stock. Manufactured between 1946 and 1950. Blued Armor Steel barrels with single brass bead sight on the matted solid rib, standard markings, chambers measured 2 3/4 inches with extractor, and choke constrictions of .024/.032 inches. The casehardened action is simply marked “L. C. SMITH” on either side and feature double triggers and a tang mounted automatic safety. Multi-point checkered splinter forearm and pistol grip stock with hard rubber grip cap and buttplate. Includes a full box
of Remington Express 20 gauge magnum shells. Stock measurements: 1 1/2 inch drop at comb; 2 1/2 inch drop at heel; 14 inch length of pull; weight 6 lbs. 13 oz.
CONDITION: Excellent, retaining 98% original blue and casehardened finishes with minor handling evidence. The wood is very fine with a few light dings and scratches and crisp checkering. Mechanically excellent. Estimate: 3,500 - 5,500