First off ALL Parker shotgun are''old''so that adds little to their value. This site seems to average two inquire's a month like yours and they have a common theme. That being ''i have this rare, very valuable treasure and what is this windfall worth''. When i have been asked a number of times what i am shooting and say Parker invariably the person says that must be worth a fortune. When told it is the most common grade and gauge they are dumbstruck to hear they can be had all day for a thousand dollars or less.
There are a very few guns that because of a combination of rarity and CONDITION are reported to sell for tens of thousands and they are the ones the general public reference when they hear Parker. They are few and far between and most are disappointed to learn that they do not have one
Please do not take what i say as any criticism of you, far from it and those who responded to you have given good advice for realistically any money put to restoration will not bring value.
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