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LOT 3476
Extremely Rare Factory Engraved Parker Brothers 28
Gauge DHE Grade Double Barrel Shotgun with Single
Trigger - Serial no. 242290, 28 gauge, 26 inch solid rib bbl.,
blue/casehardened finish, walnut stock. This gun was completed in November, 1941, according to the
Remington “RK” date code and is just 197 serial numbers ahead of the final Parker gun built, number 242487. The gun is one of just 85 guns built in this
configuration of grade, gauge, barrel steel (both Titanic and Chrome-moly), and barrel length according to Gunther, Mullins, Parker, Price, and Cote on page
291 of “The Parker Story” with only 64 percent having automatic ejectors like this example, and fewer still, only 3 percent, having a single trigger, making this
an incredibly rare gun absent from almost any American shotgun collection, and possibly the only one of its kind. The gun was built with blued steel barrels
featuring dual bead sights on the matted concave solid rib which is correctly unmarked, light engraving at the breech, chokes marked “IMP CYL”/”MOD” and
chambers marked 2 7/8 inches with automatic ejectors. The barrels are fitted to a casehardened boxlock action which displays DH Grade engraving consisting
of floral scroll work surrounding a trio of game scenes showing a pointer in a field on the right, a trio of pheasants on the underside, and a setter in a field on
the left, all beautifully cut. The gun features a single trigger and a tang mounted automatic safety. The gun is fitted with an attractive highly-figured and multi-
point checkered beavertail forend with engraved fittings and a pistol grip stock with carved drop points, blank silver inscription oval, and an engraved skeleton
buttplate around a checkered butt. Barrel and stock measurements (R/L): bore diameter nine inches from the breech .552/.552 inches; choke constriction .013/.002
inches; minimum wall thickness .033/.034 inches; 1 5/8 inch drop at comb; 2 3/8 inch drop at heel; 14 1/16 inch length of pull; weight 6 lbs. 3 oz.
CONDITION: Excellent, retaining 97% original blue finish with the loss concentrated at the lower tang, nearly all of the original case colors with some muting, and
minor handling evidence. The wood is very fine with a few scratches and sharp checkering. Mechanically excellent. Do not miss this chance to own this extremely
rare American small bore shotgun absent from nearly every collection!
Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000
According to "The Parker Story" by Gunther, Mullins,
Parker, Price and Cote, only 85 Parker Bros. DHE
shotguns were produced in this configuration.