![]() It is interesting to see what is apparently a number 1 size frame in 12 gauge (not rare, but also not especially common for that era). In three-quarters of a century more than 240,000 shotguns in a bewildering. The barrels have been made to fit and work with this frame. The last serial number assigned to a Parker Bros. The factory records will need to be consulted to know what specific grade the gun barrels were made for.Ĭomments you didn’t ask for: The barrels and frame are from different guns. The 4 (with super script 2) tells us the weight of the barrels before they were struck. The letter D refers to the barrels being made with Damascus steel. ![]() After 1874, Grade 2 guns were Parker’s lowest price guns with Damascus steel barrels.Īt the start of Parker Brothers history, grades are not stamped on the barrel flats nor on the water table. These names were based on various gauge and stock configurations. ![]() The GH and EH describes Grade 2 hammerless Parkers, the other names describe Grade 2 hammer guns. As Parker introduced the named grades they named Grade 2 guns E, F, G, H, EH and GH. ![]() The Grade 2 production started about 1875, before the grading system was adopted and it sold for $80 (a 80 Dollar grade). That grade is the same as reported for that serial number in the Parker Gun serialization book, by Price & Fjestad. The number 2 stamped on the frame (above the serial number) tells us it is made to be a # 2 grade gun. Parker Bros Shotgun Serial Numbers And Super Goose 10 Gauge Shotgun get low. Post the same pictures (plus as many more pics as you can possibly manage) over at I have a 12 gauge parker brothers shotgun with a serial number of 89809. It should be noted that many guitar manufactures don't have complete records themselves so any progress given here are based on what we know we still have to complete for a given manufacturer and may still be missing serial numbers after '100 complete'. Guild Guitar Serial lookup : 10 complete. There are surviving factory records for both serial numbers. Takamine Guitar Serial lookup: 80 complete.
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