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Unread 05-08-2012, 05:00 PM   #11
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Nice looking gun you have! You have to admit that whether a grade 0 or a grade 6, those old doubles had an elegance to them that you can't find in a modern equivalent.
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An x ray will show only a mass of lines, as would be expected. Just look at the gun for seam cracks and obvious bulges or deep dents. All these guns were designed to shoot at least 1 1/8 oz loads at 3 drams, which was the patterning load. Other standard heavy loads were 1 1/4oz at 3 1/4 dram equivalent. A person can choose to shoot lesser loads. I shot a high grade 1883 hammer Parker at a trap shoot in Nebraska with $1500 at stake and was using standard Federal trap loads. Parkers are not delicate little things.
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That picture makes me jealous every time i see it!!!
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What is the value range of an 0 grade, 2 frame, top hammer as mine, assuming the barrels measure out properly for safe firing?
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Unread 05-19-2012, 01:37 PM   #14
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$500 to $2000, but a closer estimate could be made with more and clearer pictures, some close up of the rib, the receiver, and other parts. Yours looks like it could be a nice example.
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The value is priceless if you plan to keep it and use it, and maybe pass it down to a son or daughter!
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I have held quite a few weapons in my lifetime, especially while in the military. But never has a rifle charmed me as this one has! Lord forbid I ever get my hands on a finer grade Parker. If an 0 grade can do this, what sort of reaction can one as I expect from finer one? Obsession!!
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