New forum member found a Parker In connecticut
 

Hi all, so this past weekend I was home from college helping a friend recover from some surgery (she's fine btw) when her father asks if I would take a look at some old guns he has hanging around. He brings 2 savage a5 copys, a winchester 61 and an old double shotgun out of the basement. Covered in dust and rust and filled with spiders. He tells me that they were his father's but they don't mean anything to him. I picked up the double first (always wanted one but can't afford it, even the stogers) As soon and I saw Parker bros meriden I immediately put it down, went outside, screamed, went back in and asked how much he wanted for lot. He said his wife wanted them out of the house so I could just take them if I want. (insert the biggest dirt-eating grin here)
I told him that I would do some research and see if any of them were good (i just needed to calm down a bit)
I went home found this forum and educated myself, it's a Parker Trojan 1928 about 10-20% original finish, lockup is tight, everything works, bores are dirty but not pitted. So I figure about $400 up.
I came back told him that is quite valuable, and offer him $500 for the lot. He refused my money and said that they aren't worth anything to him so If I take them and enjoy them that will be enough! Wow
Having just picked up my permit (you need one for everything in CT) I called the state , got the right paperwork, sales authorization numbers, t's crosses I 's dotted. Copys to the state police, local police, me, him. And home they came

It's a 12 ga #2 i gave it a good rub down with ballistol and 0000 steel wool, and there's more blue under that rust! Nice and shiny bores, and some case color on the water table and under the lever. I'll make a thread in the main board re condition and restoration with pictures.

Hopefully it will be a great shooter.

Thanks

Good for you. It is amazing what a little steel wool and oil will do.

Congratulations. You did very well.

Dennis

That would make a great duck gun . . . or turkey gun too.

can you shoot steel shot in an old fixed choke like this?

i thought that was a no-no so if I go waterfowl hunting with it i'd have to use that expensive bismuth or tungsten stuff right, well so much for that. i'll stick to upland or birds of the clay variety

thanks for the warm welcome though

no steel -

bismuth - nice shot - and so on

I use Kent Tungsten Matrix with my vintage guns with fluid steel barrels such as yours.

thanks thats what i figured, i think my best bet would be to buy lead shot and reload a few with nice shot or other. (hmmm now i need to find someone who needs to get rid of a loading press)

ouch and I thought walmart ammo was expensive Cabela's has these for $5 a shell :shock:

Congrats! How about some pictures?

Aaron, Congrats on your first Parker and an interesting haul. Looking forward to seeing the photos.
Erick Dorr