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Mark Ouellette
12-27-2011, 06:53 PM
The Grade 2 Parker 10 Gauge was a first year Top Action gun from 1882. It has 30" barrels on a #3 frame and weighs 9 lb 12 oz.

This early Top Action Parker has NO dolls head.

I didn't want to invest in a full restoration on a grade 2 gun so I asked Brad Bachelder to restore only the metal.

Brad restored the barrels in Black and White.

Brad also re-case hardened the receiver to the colors appropriate for a 1882 Top Action Parker. Please note the straw color which is different than found on later Parkers.

Overall I think this is a beautiful gun!

PS: If anyone knows who Charles E. Gillon was please tell me. Either this was an award/presentation gun or he was just plain proud of this Parker!

Mark

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Frank Cronin
12-27-2011, 06:59 PM
Very nice Mark!

John Truitt
12-27-2011, 08:40 PM
Wow!!!!!!! :clap:

ed good
12-27-2011, 09:58 PM
very very nice !

charlie cleveland
12-27-2011, 10:02 PM
yep a keeper for sure.... charlie

David Holes
12-27-2011, 10:16 PM
Mark, that name plate is super cool. Them case colors are very nice. I really have not liked new case colors until now. I'm thinkin Brad is on the right track. Congrats Dave

Kurt Densmore
12-28-2011, 12:20 AM
Nice Mark !!
Bet your glad you didn't sell that one...

Kurt

Mark Ouellette
12-28-2011, 07:48 AM
Kurt,

You are so right. Before I had the case colors and barrels restored this was just another Parker 10 gauge. But now, wow!

Mark

Dave Suponski
12-28-2011, 08:13 AM
Very nice Mark! I like the colors muted. Brad is doing some nice work.

Mark Ouellette
12-28-2011, 08:32 AM
Dave,

I like that term "muted case colors".

Mark

Daryl Corona
12-28-2011, 09:00 AM
Mark,
Wonderful job by Brad. The wood is in great shape. Are you saying that you did nothing to the wood? It's a beautiful gun that certainly won't embarrass your dog. I think Charles E. Gillon was a long lost relative of mine and if you would be so kind as to ship me the gun I will track down his children to verify it's provenance.
Regards,
Daryl

Mark Ouellette
12-28-2011, 09:10 AM
Daryl,

:) Good one!

I did nothing to the wood. I think that Brad has developed his case hardening forumlas and processes to restore guns to a muted finish much like a gun with a couple decades of use. This is a great option for a lot of guns that do not need the wood restored.

If you look at the EH that I posted on another thread you will see a well used gun with a stock head repaired and hidden by Jerry Andrews of the PGCA, but with the original wood finish. Certainly Brad could have repaired the stock but I wanted to give my friend Jerry some work. He in turn treated me very well. If I recall correctly (which gets harder to do with every passing year) I started with only having Jerry repair the stock and Brad redo the barrels. When I saw the redone barrels and the repaired stock I just had to go one step further in the restoration. After all, the gun deserved it! Luckily Brad knew how to re-case harden a receiver so that the resulting colors did not look like the receiver left Meridian yesterday.

Thanks,
Mark