"PARKER VHE SKEET GRADE DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN. SN 240564. Cal. 16 ga. Remington made Parker built on a No. 1 frame with 26" Vulcan steel bbls choked SKEET IN/SKEET OUT with tapered, concave matted rib, dbl ivory beads, doll's head rib extension, ejectors & Parker sgl trigger. Receiver has the V-grade border patterns & maker's name on bottom. Mounted with nicely figured feather crotch American walnut with checkered beavertail target forearm & capped pistol grip stock, 14-1/4" over a checkered butt. It has Parker hard rubber grip cap & a blank silver initial shield on bottom. This shotgun will letter as found although no mention is made in the book regarding the wood. Bore diameter: left - .666, right - .666. Bore restrictions: left - .006, right - .007. Wall thickness: left - .019, right - .019. Drop at heel: 2-1/4", drop at comb: 1-3/8". Weight: 6 lbs. 3.52 oz. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbls retain about all of their strong restored blue with only faint thinning at muzzle ends. Receiver retains virtually all of its restored strong bright case colors, slightly faded over fences & top. Trigger guard retains about all of its orig bright blue. Stock & forearm are numbered to another shotgun with stock number being "237351". There is a hairline on left side panel, otherwise wood is sound and retains about all of a glossy restored finish. Crisp mechanics, bright shiny bores. 4-32919(5,000-7,500)"
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