Description

Parker 1869 Brothers Shotgun Catalog

• 15 pages, about 5 1/2″ x 8″, illustrated.
• Restored from an old and well used catalog in 2004.
• Re-printed on fine quality, super-white, heavy paper with full color glossy, soft cover.

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Illustrated softcover reprint or PDF download

This faithful reprint of the 1869 Parker Brothers Shotgun Catalog preserves the complete loading, service, and product overview that established Parker as a leading American shotgun manufacturer. Restored from a worn original, enhanced digitally, and printed on heavy, super-white paper, it reproduces the content and character of the 19th-century catalog edition.

Key sections in the catalog:

• Operating instructions: “To Load,” “To Close,” and “Keep Clean”
• Price list featuring all possible model and barrel combinations
• Offerings include Improved Solid Breech Shotguns and Central-Fire Metallic Cartridge models
• User advice labeled “Suggestions to Persons Using the Parker Breech Loading Shot Guns”
• Recognition content such as awards and “Letters of Recommendation”
• Information on paper shell options

Ideal for:

• Collectors and firearms historians focused on American sporting arms history
• Gunsmiths and restorers referencing original operating procedures and model lineups
• Enthusiasts building a historical library of shotgun catalogs
• Researchers studying the evolution of shotgun design and marketing in the late 1800s