Questions about Parker 1/2 frame guns
I see from Craig Reynolds article, and archives there is around 70 known half frame guns within the Parker community. A search through the most well known on line gun sights came up with no half frame guns! How rare are they? do they command a premium over say a #1 frame, or a #1 1/2 frame? If so how much of a premium? 10%, 20%, 40%, or more? Your thoughts please.
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If you do a search for 1/2 frame guns, you will find a lot of info on them.
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I too would like to know if you would pay more if the gun were a 1/2 frame versus say the 1 1/2 frame that was popular in that time frame assuming the same condition. On the plus side, Remington did use nicer wood on their guns than Parker did. I would consider them scarce but not rare but it depends on your interpretation of those words. Can anyone find asking or actual selling prices for these 1/2 frames?
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I would say they command a premium for a few reasons:
1) They are rarer because they were made in what I call the Bitter End of Parker. 2) As Chuckie Boy says they invariably have better wood. 3) They seem to be generally in better condition: remember that they were made in the late 30s and hammerless Parkers were made for a lot of decades before that and thus those earlier guns had a lot of more field time than the 1/2 frames. 4) They were built and bought in tough economic times and thus the purchasers were usually better off and took better care of their guns. Now that's a lot of stuff I just wrote but the 1/2 frame expert is Craig Reynolds. I'm just an old fart. |
You can search this site for posts on the 1/2 frame guns and find a good amount of information on them.
In Craig Reynolds' writing on them, I think he estimates that maybe around 200 were built. If I recall correctly. But there is no way of knowing for sure. It was not many. |
Personally I put no premium of 1/2 frame guns.
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And I do understand that some hold the 1/2 frame to a higher value and that's the nature of collecting. . |
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Chuck I would be interested to know if you see much activity in the research department in terms of requests for letters on 1/2 frames ? I would think that would be an indicator as to how often these guns surface. BTW rare and scarce mean about the same to me. Also the Champlin gun was a DHE 12 bore as I recall, a nice one that had an asking price of something like $7,500 I think. Someone will remember the exact figure. |
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