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LOT 513
Factory Engraved Parker Brothers 20 Gauge DHE Grade Double Barrel
Shotgun - Serial no. 203604, 20 gauge, 28 inch solid rib bbl., blue/casehardened finish,
walnut stock. Manufactured in 1923 as one of just 546 guns built in this configuration of grade, gauge,
barrel steel, and barrel length according to Gunther, Mullins, Parker, Price, and Cote on page 291 of “The Parker
Story” with fewer still, 64 percent, having automatic ejectors like this example, and just 3 percent with the factory single trigger,
making this a very rare gun. The gun was built with blued steel barrels featuring a single nickel bead sight on the matted concave
solid rib marked “PARKER BROS. MAKERS. MERIDEN. CT. U.S.A. TITANIC STEEL”, light engraving at the breech,
and chambers measured 2 3/4 inches with automatic ejectors. The barrels are fitted to a casehardened
size 0 frame boxlock action which displays DH Grade engraving consisting of floral scroll work surrounding a trio of game scenes
showing a setter in a field on the right, a quartet of pheasants on the underside, and a pointer in a field on the left. The gun features a single selective trigger and
a tang mounted automatic safety. The gun is fitted with an attractively figured and multi-point checkered splinter forend with engraved forend iron and a pistol grip stock
with carved drop points, factory grip cap, “La F” in the silver inscription oval, and an engraved skeleton buttplate around a checkered butt. The above grade, barrel length,
barrel steel, stock type, gauge, ejectors, and single trigger are confirmed on page 519 of “Parker Gun Identification & Serialization” by Price and Fjestad. Barrel and stock
measurements (R/L): bore diameter nine inches from the breech .619/.618 inches; choke constriction .014/.022 inches; minimum wall thickness .025/.028 inches; 1 1/2 inch drop
at comb; 2 13/16 inch drop at heel; 14 5/8 inch length of pull; weight 6 lbs. 3 oz.
CONDITION: Very fine, retaining 85% plus original blue finish with much of the loss on the triggerguard/lower tang, 30% original case colors mainly in the protected areas with the
balance a fine silver patina, scattered scratches and spotting on the barrels, some dings and scratches on the wood, crack on the right side of the stock head just below the top tang, and
overall sharp checkering on the stock and forend. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 5,000 - 8,000
LOT 512
Factory Game Scene
Engraved A. H. Fox XE Grade Double Barrel Shotgun Two Barrel Set - Serial no. 27350, 12 gauge, 26 inch solid rib
bbl., blue/casehardened finish, walnut stock. Manufactured in 1921 and built with blued steel barrels featuring dual white bead sights on the matted concave solid rib, “KRUPP
FLUID STEEL MADE BY” and “A. H. FOX GUN Co. PHILA. PA.” marked on the right and left tubes respectively, 2 inch wedges of floral scroll at either breech, and 2 5/8 inch chambers with
automatic ejectors. The barrels are fitted to a casehardened action which displays the classic XE Grade engraving with a pair of ducks in flight on the left, a pair of grouse on the right, and a
fox on the underside, all surrounded by highly attractive scrollwork. The gun features a Fox-Kautzky single trigger and a tang mounted
manual safety. The gun is mounted with a nicely figured and multi-point checkered splinter forend with casehardened
and engraved fittings and a Deeley type release and a straight grip stock with checkered flats and a leather wrapped
recoil pad. Included is a second matching numbered 32 inch barrel set built with Chromox steel and featuring 2 5/8
inch chambers with automatic ejectors. Barrel measurements for the extra set (R/L): bore diameter nine inches from the
breech .728/.730 inches; choke constriction .017/.038 inches; minimum wall thickness .034/.033 inches. Barrel and stock
measurements (R/L): bore diameter nine inches from the breech .726/.725 inches; choke constriction .004/.006 inches;
minimum wall thickness .027/.026 inches; 1 1/2 inch drop at comb; 2 7/16 inch drop at heel; 13 3/4 inch length of pull;
slight cast-on; weight 6 lbs. 15 oz.
CONDITION: Very fine as refurbished, retaining 95% blue and casehardened finishes with most of the loss on the
triggerguard and minor handling evidence. The wood is very fine with some dings and scratches mainly on the left of
the stock, slightly oversized recoil pad, and sharp checkering. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 5,000 - 8,000
LOT 514
Parker Brothers 20 Gauge VHE Grade Double Barrel Shotgun - Serial no. 240013,
20 gauge, 28 inch solid rib bbl., blue/casehardened finish, walnut stock. Manufactured post
1934 during the Remington era as one of 4,988 manufactured in this configuration per the chart
on page 258 of “The Parker Story” by Gunther, Mullins, Parker, Price, and Cote with only 17%, featuring ejectors.
The grade, gauge, barrel length, and ejectors below are confirmed on page 602 of “Parker Gun Identification &
Serialization” by Price and Fjestad. The gun was built with blued steel barrels featuring a single bead sight on the matted concave solid
rib, which is marked “PARKER BROS. MAKERS. MERIDEN. CT. U.S.A. VULCAN. STEEL”, as well as chambers measured 2 3/4 inches with automatic
ejectors. The barrels are fitted to size “0” casehardened boxlock action which displays the standard Grade V zig-zag border engraving with “PARKER”
on the underside, and features double triggers and a tang mounted automatic safety. The gun is fitted with a nicely figured and multi-point checkered splinter forend as well as
a pistol grip stock with factory hard rubber grip cap, blank silver inscription shield, and Parker dog’s head buttplate. Barrel and stock measurements (R/L): bore diameter nine inches from the breech .620/.619 inches; choke
constriction .029/.030 inches; minimum wall thickness .024/.017 inches; 1 11/16 inch drop at comb; 2 1/2 inch drop at heel; 14 3/16 inch length of pull; slight cast-on; weight 6 lbs. 6 oz.
CONDITION: Very fine, retaining 95% original blue finish with much of the loss on the tang/triggerguard, nearly all of the vivid original case colors, some scratches and handling evidence, a few tiny dings on the right barrel
near the muzzle, a few light dings and scratches on the wood, and sharp checkering on the stock and forend. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 5,000 - 8,000
Collector’s Fact
According to "The Parker
Story" by Gunther, Mullins,
Parker, Price, and Cote, only
546 Parker Bros. DHE Grade
shotguns were produced in this
configuration.