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LINK:Parker Bros. guns design catalogues and historical information

Above, Parker Bros. guns advertisement in Town & Country on 1 February 1923. For more information, see the entry listed on the parallel Parker Bros. design catalogues and historical information webpage.

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A. Parker gun designs in collections (by year)

Parker Brothers; predecessor: Meriden Manufacturing Company.

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1860s

c. 1861 - musket

Parker Snow & Company. (c. 1861). Musket, .58-caliber, breech-loading conversion. Object no. H 10837. Viewed 30 June 2018. A03031).

Ohio History Center, Columbus. (Search the collection.)

1863 - rifle

Parker, Snow & Co. (1863). Rifle. Steel, wood. (Accession no. 42.1063. Viewed 11 June 2017. A02687.)

Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, OH. (Search the collection.)

1864-65 - carbine

Meriden Manufacturing Co. (Parker Bros. predecessor). (1864-65). Triplett and Scott carbine. Accession no. 1995.07.01. Viewed 21 November 2020. J00975).

Photo - Kentucky Historical Society, Frankfort.

1864-65 - carbine

Meriden Manufacturing Co. (Parker Bros. predecessor). (1864-65). Triplett and Scott carbine. (Accession no. 8241-173. Viewed 21 November 2020. J00977).

Photo - Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln.

c. 1865 - musket

Parker Snow & Company. (c. 1865). Musket, breech-loading, .58-caliber. (Object no. H 10828. Viewed 30 June 2018. A03030).

Ohio History Center, Columbus. (Search the collection.)

1865 - military rifle

Meriden Manufacturing Co. (Parker Bros. predecessor). (1865). Triplett & Scott rifle. Accession no. 1997.6.2. Viewed 21 November 2020. J00976).

Photo - Kentucky Historical Society, Frankfort.

1866 - breech loading, double barrel shotgun

Parker Bros. (1866). Breech loading, double barrel shotgun. (Cat. no. 7570-3. Viewed 11 July 2018. G02564-65).

Photo - Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln.

1866 - double-barrel shotgun

Parker Bros. (1866). Shotgun, double-barrel. (Viewed 30 June 2018). (Object no. H 84390. Viewed 30 June 2018. A03016).

Ohio History Center, Columbus. (Search the collection.)

1870s

1873 - shotgun

Parker Bros. (1873). Shotgun, double barrel. (Accession no. 1972.1.84.n. Viewed 2 September 2020. J00552).

MacBride Museum, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory - Artefacts Canada micro-site, Government of Canada. (Search the micro-site, advanced search, select 'Accession number'.)

1875 - double-barreled shotgun

Parker Brothers. (1875). Double-barreled shotgun. (Object no. SJF.03112. Viewed 5 August 2017. A02802.)

Photo - Norsk Skogmuseum, Elverum, Norway.

1875-85 - 12-gauge, double barrel, breech-loading shotgun

Parker Brothers. (1875-85). 12-gauge, double barrel, breech-loading shotgun. (Object ID no. MC.PROP.116. Viewed 5 August 2018. H00341).

Photo - History Colorado Center, Denver. (Search the collection.)

1878 - shotgun

Parker Brothers. (1878). Shotgun, (serial no. 154352). (Accession no. 1995.0045. Viewed 19 July 2020. J00506).

Photos - National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

patented 1878 - double-barreled shotgun

Parker Brothers. (patented 1878). Double-barreled shotgun. (Viewed 16 July 2018. G02790-91).

Photos - Golden History Museum, Golden, Colorado.

c. 1878 - 12 gauge double barrel shotgun

Parker Bros. (c. 1878). 12 gauge double barrel shotgun. (Identifier: 146063. Viewed 8 May 2020. J00308).

Grand Rapids Public Museum, Michigan.

1880s

c. 1880 - double barrel shutgun

Parker Bros. (c. 1880). Double barrel shutgun. (Identifier: 115614. Viewed 8 May 2020. J00309).

Grand Rapids Public Museum, Michigan.

1885-90 - double-barreled, 10 gauge shotgun

Parker Brothers. (1885-90). Double-barreled, 10 gauge shotgun (serial no. 32820). Steel, walnut. (Cat. no. 91.0004.0001. Viewed 8 July 2018. G02393).

Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum, CO.

1880s - breech loading, double barrel shotgun

Parker Bros. (1880s). Breech loading, double barrel shotgun (serial no. 02523). (Cat. no. 8241-642. Viewed 11 July 2018. G02566-67).

Photo - Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln.

1900s

c. 1902 - double-barrel shotgun

Parker Bros. (c. 1902). Double-barrel shotgun, (serial no. 115232). (Accession no. 1964.0081.0001. Viewed 2 September 2020. J00554).

Barkerville Historic Town, Barkerville, British Columbia - Artefacts Canada micro-site, Government of Canada. (Search the micro-site, advanced search, select 'Accession number'.)

1910s

c. 1910 - shotgun

Parker Bros. (c. 1910, based on serial number). Double barrel break action shotgun, (serial no.154981). (Accession no. 319944. Viewed 20 October 2020. J00913).

Photos - National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

c. 1911-12 - 12 gauge double barrel shotgun

Parker Bros. (c. 1911-12, based on serial number). 12 gauge double barrel shotgun, (serial no. 158934). (Accession no. HF.00.28.4. Viewed 23 November 2020. J00987).

Prince Edward Island Museum and Heritage Foundation, Charlottetown - Artefacts Canada micro-site, Government of Canada. (Search the micro-site, advanced search, select 'Accession number'.)

1915 - VH grade sawed off shotgun

Parker Brothers. (1915). VH grade sawed off shotgun (double trigger, double barreled, side by side 20 gauge shotgun). (Object no. 1996.241.4. Updated 20 June 2020. A03014).

Photo - Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul. (Search the collection.)

1916 - double barrel shotgun

Parker Brothers. (1916). Double barrel shotgun. (Object no. 1995.19.1. Viewed 20 June 2020. J00477).

Photo - Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul. (Search the collection.)

1918 - shotgun

Parker Bros. (1918). 12 gauge shotgun, break action, (serial no. 178393). (Accession no. 1979.0523. Viewed 4 February 2021. J01081).

Photo - National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

Click the following link to see the parallel webpage

Parker Brothers Serial Numbers