Could this be the finest .410 Parker in existence? Perhaps. It’s a CHE (Quality 4) and Connecticut Shotgun just listed it on Gunsinternational.com.
Parker introduced their C-grade guns in 1875. They were never very popular, and the company built fewer than 1,900 C-grades in all (1,673 were hammerless modles, or CHs). Very few of these CHs were .410s – fewer than a dozen, I bet.
According to the book American & British .410 Shotguns, the late Bill Jaqua thought Parker .410 CHE No. 241429 (28″ bbls, single trigger, beavertail forend, capped pistol grip, vent rib) was most likely “…the finest Parker .410 shotgun know to exist…” Judging pics of #241429 in that book, this gun is crisper and more original.
PARKER- CHE .410ga. – presenting the highest grade and condition unaltered, guaranteed untouched .410ga. to come on the market. This is without question the finest .410 to be ever offered for sale, it comes from the original owner with the original case, comes with an absolute guarantee, not only is it the best .410 to come on the market, it is the highest condition CHE Parker to be offered for sale, it retains 100% of the case color, 100% of the original wood finish (6 small scratches in the stock from handling), 100% of the blue, 100% case color on the forend latch and tip, 100% of the trigger guard blue (Not re-blued), 100% of the skeleton butt plate blue, factory twin ivory sights that are untouched, the screws have never been touched, the gun has never been apart, the engraving is superbly done it is still sharp, the gun still has the original varnish on the frame, it has never been cleaned or touched in anyway, the face of the barrel has all the original marks, without a doubt this is the finest collector small bore Parker to ever hit the market, if you want the very best this is it, in our 40 years of pursuing these gun this is without a doubt the finest offering of its kind, we handle many guns and it is very rare for us to get excited about a gun, the gun is as found un-cleaned and untouched, this is a late gun in the best configuration with the best workmanship.
PARKER- CHE- .410ga. 28” barrels choked IC/M (0.004/0.008), beautifully figured American black walnut capped pistol grip stock, splinter forend, skeleton butt, double triggers, solid rib, automatic ejectors, automatic safety, 000 frame, 3” chambers, 5lbs. 15oz, 14 1/8” x 1 ¾” x 3”.
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