1900 20Ga GH restoration - Page 2

Merv Boyd · 12-02-2011, 11:51 PM

Hi,
Thanks for all the comments about the Parker. Hope you all feel the same way when you see the restoration. The original pictures are a little deceiving. The head of the stock was saturated with oil. The stock was dished out on one side near the butt plate. The action metal work looked like it was cleaned with a scaring pad. When Dale inspected the barrels he thought that the outside of the barrels including the rib may have been cleaned with naval jelly. The machining on the top rib appeared to be etched and not crisp.

I love the end result and think that Bud, Dale, and Turnbull Restoration did a fantastic job.

BTW, I have the PGCA letter.It shows that the shotgun was sent back to Parker for restocking in 1902. I was surprised to see how much figure was present after it was refinished.

Merv Boyd · 12-02-2011, 11:57 PM

Hi,
More pictures.

Merv Boyd · 12-03-2011, 12:01 AM

Last pictures. That's it for now.

Hope I did her justice!

Dean Romig · 12-03-2011, 06:12 AM

Very, very nice! You did her justice for certain.

charlie cleveland · 12-03-2011, 08:53 AM

thats a work of art...those boys know how to make a gun look like new...but my hats off to you for making the little gun back to its former glory.... charlie

C.O.B. · 12-03-2011, 08:54 PM

You did her proud now go shoot and enjoy her. It can be surprising the wood Parker put into some of the lower grades. I had the stock refinished on a GHE 20 damascuss from about the same time period as yours and was amazed at what was under 100+ years of dirt and grime.

Merv Boyd · 12-05-2011, 11:49 PM

Thank you all for the positive comments.

Roundsworth · 12-06-2011, 05:02 PM

Very nice, and Damascus, to boot! Enjoy it, she's a beauty.

Jeff Bonadurer · 12-19-2011, 08:50 AM

Mervyn,
I was in agreement with all others, in regards to the restoration until I saw the photos of the finished gun. Very nice! I'm in a similar situation. I have a 20 ga.
DH that I will eventually have to decide, restore or not restore. Your gun is persuasive.

Kind regards,

Jeff

Merv Boyd · 12-19-2011, 10:47 PM

Hi Jeff,
Part of my reasoning was that I wanted the engraving, damascus pattern and wood grain to stand out as all of these finishes were lost to the eye due to someone using an abrasive cleaner that scuffed the metal surfaces and wood finish.

I also have an early Parker Trojan 20 gauge that Duncan's and Turnbull restored. I will post pictures after Christmas.

I did not see this one prior to it being restored so I did not have to make the decision.

I'm sure if you post some pictures you will get lots of comments and suggestions.

Good luck and thank you for you positive comments.

Merv