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With all the alterations someone did to this one, am I risking my want of a 16 ga. shooter clouding my judgement?


Parker Bros. VH 16 gauge
30" barrels; O size frame; made 1905. Decent bores, tight action. Has been re-blued - some marks on outside of lower barrels near muzzle. I'll be pleased to answer any of your questions. $875 plus shipping and insurance.


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It's a 30" 0-Frame 16. If it's tight with decent dimensions, jump on it.

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Have those tubes been hot blued?

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They look like they might have been mono-blocked

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Red pad yes... But still a Pachmyer.

Barrels likely hot blued. Though it is far from original and unmolested, the price is reasonable for what it is as a shooter given what 0 frame 16s sell for normally.

But... Proceed with caution and inspect the barrels closely for sleeving, solder joint integrity and wall thickness. 0 frame 16s are on the thin side to start with.


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There is a bit of a mark on the picture where a sleeve joint would be found.

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Possibly sleeved, Yes, Mono-Blocked, NO. Not that is unless a whole new mono-block set of barrels were built as Parker's did not come from the factory with a mono-block. Simply cutting the forward portion of a set of dovetail jointed barrels does not a mono-block make. The term Mono means the entire rear portion; barrel breeches, lugs etc were machined from "ONE" (mono) block of steel.


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It is definitely not sleeved, and the asking price is in Canadian dollars. I do agree that less than perfect guns should be inspected personally by the buyer.

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If the barrels are in good shape you have found an affordable shooter that Parker collectors should not lament what ever you do to or with it. 875 C is about 668 U.S. $. You'd be hard pressed to find another for that price. But keep it as a shooter. Don't try to restore that gun it just had too much done to it to ever be put back into original condition or original configuration I should say.

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Thanks 2-piper for your explanation of "mono-blocked". We hear that term used all to often in regard to a set of barrels that have been sleeved. And the term "sleeved" should neither be confused with "lined". Thanks again!

PS I'd buy it as a shooter.

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