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Additionally, over 155,000 Parker serial numbers are listed inside with such important information as grade, gauge, stock configuration, barrel length, and possible special orders. Finally, the original configuration on most Parker shotguns can be verified! One is a 1922 Parker Bros, 12 ga., serial #1990xx, grade 4 CH, frame size 2, acme steel. The gun is in good condition, the barrel may need blueing or Parkerizing. I have attached 4 not so great photos. The 2nd is a Sauer & son 20 ga. Double barrel serial #1826xx, in very good condition. My husband has two older shotguns he would like to find a price range for. One is a 1922 Parker Bros, 12 ga., serial #1990xx, grade 4 CH, frame size 2, acme steel. The gun is in good condition, the barrel may need blueing or Parkerizing. I have attached 4 not so great photos. The 2nd is a Sauer.
Parker DHE 12 Gauge Trap Side by Side shotgun. Serial number is 229924 made circa. 1929. 32 inch Titanic Steel Barrels choked IM and Full. Excellent original...
AH Fox A Grade 12 Gauge Double Barrel Shotgun. Serial number is 32739 made circa. 1928 during the the Golden Age of side by side shotguns in Philadelphia Pa. Condition is...
Parker Bros. Meriden Ct. DHE 20 Gauge. Serial number 195498 made circa. 1922. This 20 Gauge DHE Parker is listed in the PARKER GUN SERIALIZATION &...
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Offered is the last of the Parker Shotguns from the Voorhees collection. Parker DHE 12 Gauge serial number 239504 made in the Remington era of Parker Shotguns in 1937. ...
Winchester Model 21 TRAP Grade Made in 1953. Serial number is 27803. This nice 21 is in great condition with nearly all of its factory blue and wood finish. ...
Remington Era Parker VHE 12 Gauge Skeet Shotgun. Serial Number is 237691. This fine factory Parker SKEET shotgun is highly optioned with 26 inch barrels marked SKEET...
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Parker VHE SKEET 12 Gauge Serial number 237237 completed on June 25 1935. This is a Remington era Parker. This shotgun's rare features letter up...
Ofered is a rare Vintage UGARTECHEA 32 Gauge Double Barrel shotgun. We cannot find another 32 Gauge like this one to compare it to. It is factory original and in...
Parker GHE VENT Rib Beavertail Forend Double Barrel 12 gauge Trap shotgun. Serial number is 230740 made circa 1929. This is rare Factory Parker Vent rib...
Sale Pending 5-28-18 Rare Iver Johnson 28 gauge Skeet-er Doule barrel. Serial Number S6652E. Made Circa. the early 1930's as a highly optioned Skeet...
Original and fine condition Parker DH Grade 12 Gauge serial number 188532 made in 1920. This all original Parker features 28 inch Titanic Steel Barrels choked modified and...
Sale Pending AH Fox Late style BE 12 Gauge shotgun. Serial number is 30003 and the year of manufacture is circa 1925. Features include factory...
Marlin Made LC 12 Gauge Field grade shotgun made between 1968 and 1971 only. These were a limited run of real LC Smiths featuring real working side locks and a factory vent...
Parker VHE 12 Gauge serial number 240447 built on th rare 1/2 frame. This is a Remington era Parker produced around 1939. These 1/2 frame 12 gauges are rare and...
Offered is a very pretty and rare high original condition AH Fox Shotgun. It is a late B Grade 12 gauge shotgun with the deep relief Gough style of engraving. The serial...
Iver johnson Skeet-er 16 Gauge. This is the hardest to find gauge in the Skeet-er double barrel. Serial number is 26635 S. It is a double trigger extractor...
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Fox 20 Gauge Sterlingworth XXXX Exhibition upgrade. Serial number 260347 was originally produced in 1928, this very fine Fox was restored and upgraded, most likely in the...
Offered is a very fine original Model 21 Winchester side by side. It is the Duck marked Heavy Water fowl variation with 32 inch barrel and 3 inch chambers. ...
Parker Brothers GHE 12 Gauge Serial Number 209691 produced circa 1926. 28 inch Parker Special Steel barrels with excellent bores and choked modified and full. All original...
Offered is a very high original condition Fox CE 12 Gauge factory Live Bird NO SAFETY shotgun. This fine historic Fox was ordered by JW Keifer. We have compiled some...
| Parker Snow Co. Meriden Manufacturing Company Charles Parker Maker Parker Brothers Guns Parker Bros. Shotguns | |
| Industry | Arms Industry |
|---|---|
| Fate | defunct, 1942 (acquired by Remington Arms) |
| Founded | 1867; 153 years ago |
| Founder | Charles Parker |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Wilber and Dexter Parker Charles A. King |
| Products | Firearms, ammunition, and accessories |
| Parent | Remington Arms (1934–1942) |
| Website | www.remington.com |
Parker Bros (also known at various times as Parker Brothers Manufacturing Company, Parker Brothers Guns, and Parker Bros. Shotguns) was an Americanfirearms firm, mostly producing shotguns from 1867 to 1942. During these years, approximately 242,000 guns were produced in various grades, and are widely considered the finest and most collectible American shotgun.
Models[edit]
All Parker guns are break-open style actions, most of which are side-by-side double barreled designs; the remainder are single barrel guns intended for use in trap shooting.
For the first 20+ years of production, Parker Bros. used an exposed hammer design, but by 1888 the first hammerless guns were offered for sale.
Parker guns were offered in 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 20, 28 and .410 gauges. There is an experimental example known to have been produced in 18 gauge. All else being equal, the smaller the gauge the more scarce and valuable a Parker gun would be in today's world.
Parker guns were sold at various price points; the basic gun being the same design with the price increasing as production costs (engraving, fit and finish, quality of wood grain, barrel steel, etc.). These grades included: dollars grades, Trojan & VH through A-1 Special/ Invincible.
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History[edit]
Parker Bros. was launched in Meriden, Connecticut, as Parker Snow Co. by Charles Parker, whose mission was to produce rifles for the United States Army during the Civil War. The company was among several entrepreneurial initiatives by Charles Parker, founder of the Charles Parker Company.
Over the years, Parker shotguns were exhibited in several national and international expositions including the Centennial International Exhibition, Philadelphia in 1876; the Melbourne International Exhibition, Australia in 1880-81; the World’s Columbian Exposition, Chicago in 1993; and the Sportsmen’s Exposition, New York in 1895, 1896, and 1897.[1][2]
The company was acquired by Remington Arms in 1934, and phased out of business by 1942.[3]
Famous shooters[edit]
Parker guns were often viewed as the gun of choice by celebrities including: Annie Oakley, Frank Butler, Clark Gable, as well as the top ranked competition shooters of the day.
PGCA[edit]
There is an active interest in Parker guns today, most visibly represented by the Parker Gun Collector's Association.
References[edit]
- ^(July 20, 2016). 'Parker Brothers guns - designs in collections, at auction, in expositions, design catalogues and historical information'. artdesigncafe. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
- ^(April 30, 1881). 'Connecticut Awards in the Australian World’s Fair'. Morning Journal and Courier (New Haven, Conn.), p. 2. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
- ^'Parker Brothers (Meriden, CT) DHE Side-by-Side Shotgun,' NRA Museum. Accessed Nov. 15, 2018.
Other sources consulted[edit]
- Johnson, Peter H. (1961). Parker, America's finest shotgun. New York: Bonanza Books. 260 pages.
External links[edit]
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