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Here's a BIG Parker #6 Frame 10ga Top Lever Hammer gun with 36" barrels, weight 15 lbs!!! I use it to shoot ducks. BIG fun a real beast!Made in 1905, the original consignee was a William Wampler from Carmi IL.

Are those factory 3.5 shells? Loaded with steel shot?

I'd love to have a gun like that to shoot cowboy action shooting. They already think I'm crazy for shooting 10 pound 10 gauge hammer guns.

I sometimes use the W&C Scott 2 7/8" 10ga I bought from a For Sale on this website to hunt Turkeys. The one below is one of a pair I called in and took with the Scotty the 1st time I used it.

I heard a gobbler cluck up the hill on a two path logging road and called. Both birds came out of an Oak hammock and strutted side by side down the logging road and straight to me. I wanted to see what the Scott would do and waited till the birds lined up their necks. One shot laid them both down.

There's only one bird in the picture because the other one got up to run when I walked up. The 10 pretty much destroyed that bird's head when he made a break for it. I didn't want to put the bloody bird on the hood of my car...Geo

George, I love "two-for" stories like that! Would love to have a 10-ga hammer one day.

Now I am in love, Craig Larter.
I now need a big Parker # 6 Frame 10ga top lever hammer gun with 36" barrels.
O.M

Here is my circa. 1880 Charles Smith, bar action, rebounding hammer, Purdey snap underlever, damascus, Birmingham 16 bore.

Very nice gun Bob!

Love this thread

It is one of my favorites.
BillK

WOW - Photo Bucket really ruined this thread! As I am not a PB subscriber the vast majority of the pictures in this entire thread are blocked from my view.... Pity!

I have a bunch of Parker Bros. hammer guns in 10, 12, and 16 gauges and I hunt, shoot SC and Trap and Skeet with all of them.

I sure wish Dave would make the necessary changes to allow direct posting of pictures.