Hey fellas, I'm by no means a Parker expert like Mr. Muderlak-and I can't 'spalin why the serial number (about 1914-15) can't be found- but I went through it throughly- compared it to the two Meriden AHE 12's in my safe- with a magnifying glass- these are my "findings" as a layperson: No known barrel makers initials on the flats- such as JG or WK-? this is a no. 1 and 1/2 frame gun with a barrel weight of 4 lbs. 3 oz. prior to striking and finish assembly? I should think that would fit with a no. 2 frame (as are mine) no grade number stamp- 6 is a AH, 7 is a AAH and 8 is the A-1 Special. As there were three known Invincibles made (one is 16 gauge so rule that out) what number was used for the three Invincibles- 9 would seem logical to me. Looking into the milled out frame, where you access the top lever trip, what is all the "boogering" in that area? Looking at the bottom of the receiver foto- Engraved is Parker Bros ahead of the trigger plate- After Remington bought Parker and moved to Ilion, it is my understanding that they engraved PARKER in script in that area- were any known Meriden mfg. high grade Parkers engraved like this?? Also, the screws are "clock oriented" but the engraving is slightly different one from the other- and there is a big gap on the plate to frame fit on the left hand barrel side-the lower tang and trigger guard bow area show poor wood to metal fit up, and the top tang areas are even worse- also, the radius of the top lever doesn't match the milled and finished radius of the frame- then the doll's head- huge gap, and the rear corners are filed off- both my A grade guns have perfect fit there, and the doll's head is square, with the developed bevel from the top of that locking device down to the base which fits (perfectly) into the milled out mortise in the frame-I didn't see if there is the post 1910 12 & 1/2 degree tool steel bolt plate? My guess- older VHE or PHE with Damascus barrels re-done and a extra digit- being a 1- added in-to make it a 6 digit serial number. Who is this clown trying to kid. There are Parker Collectors (I am NOT one) who know more about Parkers than the Pope does the Rosary-does this numbnutted idiot think anyone who has a spare $25K in their cookie jar is going to buy any shotgun in that price range without having it checked and verified by an expert on Parkers- such as Mr. DelGrego. Just shows to go ya, I guess.. RWTF
