For sale is a Parker Bros VH Grade SXS shotgun in 12ga. Serial number- 140073. This Parker is in great condition for being 117 years old. However, there are 2 very minor cracks in the stock where the wood meets the receiver and tang. The 2 stamp on the barrel lug indicated this is a Size 2 frame making this shotgun a VH Grade No. 2. Features extractors, F/F chokes, and a 13 1/8" LOP. Charles Parker started his company in Connecticut, known as "America’s Arsenal," during the Civil War and made repeating rifles for the government. In 1866, joined by his two brothers, he made his first shotguns. He changed the name of his Meriden Manufacturing Company to Parker Brothers and also took his three sons aboard. Their external-hammer guns were "lifter action" shotguns using a button in front of the trigger guard to open the action. They made a wide variety of guns at all price levels. In 1889 they made their first hammerless guns, and by 1917 most of their guns were hammerless. Exterior decoration and features of the gun models varied from the exotic to practical. Parkers basically came in nine grades ranging from the basic Trojan to the glitzy A-1 Special and then the sainted three Invincibles. The VH Grade was the next step up from the Trojan and was Parker’s best-selling grade, with more than 78,000 produced.
V2-L2-NV
Barrel Length: 30
Bore condition: Good
Year Manufactured: 1906