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Engraver error: what have I got?
Unread 02-24-2019, 04:19 PM   #1
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Default Engraver error: what have I got?

Passed down to me. Has been in a closet for 20 years. I know it is 1913, but has anyone seen a misspelled engraving like this before? Stock isn't original I have been told. Rated at 50% by a local gun shop. They told me that this gun was over their head. Can you folks help?
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Saw a 12 g. Trojan where Parker was misspelled on one side at a Parker shoot in Michigan about 15-17 years ago. That gun had also been restocked. As I recall the owner said the wood had come from a walnut tree that had once stood on the family farm.
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Isnt that something. Not the wierdest thing that I have seen, or heard about, but it is up there.
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Might be the engraver did the right side before a liquid lunch......





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Dean, exactly what I was thinking.
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Does the error increase or decrease the value do you think? Or neither.
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In my opinion, considering the overall characteristics of the gun it has no impact on value.
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IMO, neither. It is simply an interesting anomaly.





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Josh,

The Parker Trojan is a workhorse. Good dimensions, handles like a dream and gets the job done. I purchased one in original well kept condition for $450. I did get a good deal on it, but this is an indication of about what your Parker is worth.

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