quaifying shooter-grade
I see that one faction in the altering-of-chokes debate argues that there is little harm in opening chokes if the gun falls short of being high-grade or high-condition, ergo, is not a “collectable”.
Well, all things considered, I guess I collect guns that aren’t “collectible”.
I will never own an A-Grade; and high-condition or benchmark examples will forever be out of my price-range. Qualitatively and quantitatively, any Parker buys I make won’t register perceptibly in the gun market.
However, even if the vintage gun under my consideration is used, patinated, worn, pinned, or had a pad put on, I still regard surviving mechanical originality to be of primary importance.
I understand that this topic is for some of our fraternity tiresome in it’s interminability; but it is after all central to all fields of collecting.
At least...for us....there will always be photos... [for mutual enjoyment, undisputed admiration and fellowship].
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Last edited by Russell E. Cleary; 03-23-2019 at 09:23 AM..
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