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    Look at the pretty thing I found for cheap!

    Gentlemen,
    chance made me find a few shotguns. Nothing really fancy, except this one..
    It is rather rare here, I had never seen one before.
    Made in 1890, It's in excellent condition, perfect functioning, and shiny barrels. Barrels are marked "Damascus steel", so they were re-blued.
    What do you think?











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    Wow, very nice.

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    Wow!! Can I shoot it once?
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    Very nice !

    Parker gun grades ranged from the most basic Trojan, then up to V or VH for Vulcan, PH, GH, DH, CH, BH, AH and A1 Special.

    It looks like a CH-grade gun - what grade is it ? (The grade letter should be stamped into the action's watertable)

    Once upon a time, I had a used/pristine VHE Grade 16ga Parker Skeet Gun, with multiple factory options, for bird hunting.
    Last edited by pietro; 12-01-2022 at 05:56 PM.
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    You'll shot your eye out with that, You should send it to me, for your safety and it's safe keeping ?

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    WOW!!! That's nice, and a Parker also. Bet that cost a pretty penny

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    Wow.

    Whenever I brought something like that home, my Dad would say, "That's too nice for you....... take it back".
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    Blahut took the words right out of my mouth!

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    WOW, she shore is purdy!
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    Wow nice find. How cheap we talkin??? Lol

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    Gorgeous shotgun! That hinge pin style makes it easy to spot a Parker in the gun racks.

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    Very nice. I hope you get to shoot it and enjoy it for a long time.
    Take care and enjoy!
    Rick

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    Beautiful Parker. Congratulations!

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    Grade D, is there such a thing? I don't find that in the Parker chart.



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    Thanks for the pic.

    It looks like it was made prior to Parker adding an "H" to the grade indicator stamp to designate hammerless guns, as opposed to earlier external exposed hammer guns.

    "D" = extractors only

    "DE" = D-grade with ejectors

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    Thanks!
    I wonder if one day I should change the barrel blue finish, to a damascus style. I’ve done it several times in the past, it’s a lot of work, and I haven’t been successful every time. This time I'll give the work to a real master gunsmith.
    Here is a muzzleloader shotgun I finished, grey damas.


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    Watch the power levels on your loads with that. Damascus barrels while pretty won't take the load of modern steel.

    But you won the lottery IMO.
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    Quote Originally Posted by GhostHawk View Post
    Watch the power levels on your loads with that. Damascus barrels while pretty won't take the load of modern steel.

    In Europe (where the OP is posting from), government proof houses proof damascus barrels regularly.

    If the barrels pass proof, they are safe to shoot ( I wouldn't shoot magnum shells, though) - provided the rest of the gun is safe (like the action/frame not being off face, cracked, etc, etc)

    Read here: https://www.shotgunworld.com/threads...ay-use.259672/

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    Don't worry, I'll shoot only black powder with it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bouteselle View Post
    Thanks!
    I wonder if one day I should change the barrel blue finish, to a damascus style. I’ve done it several times in the past, it’s a lot of work, and I haven’t been successful every time. This time I'll give the work to a real master gunsmith.

    Last edited by M-Tecs; 12-06-2022 at 02:58 PM.
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