parker-12-gauge-model-vh-boxlock-shotgun
Lot 2067
Parker 12 Gauge Model VH Boxlock Shotgun
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Serial number 228823 on lower tang, watertable, barrel lug, and forend metal, 28 in. blued barrels marked PARKER BROS. MAKERS MERIDEN, CT. U.S.A. VULCAN STEEL with single front bead sight, barrels choked F and IM, shell extractor, case colored receiver marked PARKER BROS. on each side, double triggers, checkered stock and forend with original buttplate marked PARKER BROTHERS with dog mouthing bird.

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Overall length 44.5 in.

Private Collection, Eastern North Carolina

DOM: 1928, LOP: 14.25 in., DAC: 1.5 in., DAH: 2.75 in., FFL Status: Curio or Relic.

Founded in 1866, Parker Brothers was a prestigious American gunmaker renowned for its high-quality shotguns. Based in Meriden, Connecticut, the company built a reputation for craftsmanship and innovation, producing a range of meticulously crafted side-by-side and over-under shotguns. Parker shotguns were highly esteemed for their durability, performance, and elegant design. Despite ceasing production in 1940, Parker shotguns remain highly collectible and respected in the firearms community for their historical significance and quality.

Overall good estate condition, barrel has minor dings, surface scratches and some finish wear, bores are shiny with minor fouling, stock and forend have field marks from age and normal use, forend has significant crack around the circumference of front, attached but has some play.