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Unread 01-16-2021, 05:17 PM   #1
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We just acquired our 1st Parker today, and would like some info. I will add more pictures when I get back home tomorrow night. The serial number is 175655 and was made in 1917. The serial is the same on the trigger guard, the barrel, and the forearm. This is a 12 gauge hammer less side by side with an ejector. There are a couple of dings on the stock, and a couple on the butt cap which has a dog with a bird in his mouth. The barrels are 30 inches. The case color is pretty much non existent externally in the engravings. The bores are bright and not pitted. There is no rust evident. I would like to get a value. And I realize that will be hard until I can get more pictures. Thanks so much in advance!
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Unread 01-16-2021, 05:22 PM   #2
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Dawn - Welcome! Parkers are not blued in the engraved areas. Those areas are case hardened, and show the subtle variations on color which is present on the watertable of your gun. Looking forwad to the pix. You may have gotten a good one.
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Asking for a “value” can be a very subjective question.

It would be much easier for you to just tell us what you paid along with posting more photos and users can give you the opinion of if they feel you over paid or not. ??
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B. Dudley,
I need to insure it. So, I'm not so much worried about what we paid. I was curious if I got good deal but that wasn't the real reason for the post. Value is a range in what these guns go for now based on condition and model. And since I have no knowledge of that, I'm asking people that do.
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Thanks so much Big D!
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I need to insure it. So, I'm not so much worried about what we paid. I was curious if I got good deal but that wasn't the real reason for the post. Value is a range in what these guns go for now based on condition and model. And since I have no knowledge of that, I'm asking people that do.


That is not what your original post states. You said you thought you overpaid.

Values for insurance purposes are best obtained from the Blue Book of Gun Values. It is something that is documented in print that can be provided to an insurance company to support the value. A range of values will be listed based on condition. In the case of average condition and lower grade guns, such as this PH, the blue book values normally exceed actual market values. Which would be beneficial to you in an insurance situation.
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I'm pretty good with research and couldn't find any info on a PH. Also, it almost looks like a B to me. Also, I love antique anything. So I really would appreciate all of the information that there is about it.
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It is a PH. Which is a grade 1.
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B. Dudley thank you. I did read just now on grade 1. Makes sense. These guns are going at auction between 1,300 and 4,900. But really, something is only worth what someone else is willing to pay. We really do have a beautiful gun.
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