Manufactured in 1931 as one of just 85 guns built in this configuration of grade, gauge, barrel steel, and barrel length according to Gunther, Mullins, Parker, Price, and Cote on page 291 of "The Parker Story" with fewer still, 64 percent, having automatic ejectors like this example, making this a very rare gun. The gun was built with blued steel barrels featuring a single nickel bead sight on the matted concave solid rib marked "PARKER BROS. MAKERS. MERIDEN. CT. U.S.A. TITANIC STEEL", light engraving at the breech, and chambers measured 2 3/4 inches with automatic ejectors. The barrels are fitted to a casehardened size 00 frame boxlock action which displays DH Grade engraving consisting of floral scroll work surrounding a trio of game scenes showing a pointer in a field on the right, a quartet of pheasants on the underside, and a setter in a field on the left. The gun features a double triggers and a tang mounted automatic safety. The gun is fitted with an attractively figured and multi-point checkered splinter forend with engraved fittings and a straight grip stock with carved drop points, "ASI" in the silver inscription oval, and an engraved skeleton buttplate around a checkered butt. The above configuration of grade, barrel length, barrel steel, stock type, and gauge is confirmed on page 588 of "Parker Gun Identification & Serialization" by Price and Fjestad. Barrel and stock measurements (R/L): bore diameter nine inches from the breech .554/.553 inches; choke constriction .014/.021 inches; minimum wall thickness .024/.027 inches; 1 11/16 inch drop at comb; 2 5/8 inch drop at heel; 13 15/16 inch length of pull; weight 5 lbs. 9 oz.

Very fine, retaining 98% professionally reapplied blue, flashes of the original case colors on the otherwise silvered action, some minor spotting, and a few tiny patches of subsurface pitting on the barrels. The wood is also very fine with some light dings and scratches, some slight gaps in the wood to metal fit at the lower tang, small crack in stock behind top and bottom tangs, and mostly crisp checkering. Mechanically excellent. A great chance to own this rare American small bore shotgun!